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Is "She Stoops to Conquer" a comedy or a farce?

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Posted by deep on Wednesday February 27, 2008 at 9:48 PM and tagged with farce, genre, she stoops to conquer, style.

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  1. linda-allen Teacher
    High School - 10th Grade

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    She Stoops to Conquer is both farcical and an example of a "comedy of manners." Farce is defined as "boisterous comedy involving ludicrous action and dialogue which is intended to excite laughter through exaggeration and extravagance rather than by a realistic imitation of life." A comedy of manners pokes fun at "the manners and conventions of aristocratic, sophisticated society."

     


     

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    Posted by linda-allen on Thursday February 28, 2008 at 12:35 AM