LANGUAGE AND STYLE IN THE PLAY : LSUS

LITERATURE IN ENGLISH SSS2 Third TERM

WEEK FIVE

LANGUAGE AND STYLE IN THE PLAY

CONTENT

REFERENCES

  • She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith.
  • Exam Reflection Literature- in-English by Sunday OlatejuFaniyi.
  • Exam Reflection Literature-in-English (Prose and Drama) by Sunday OlatejuFaniyi. 
  • The Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole.

LANGUAGE AND STYLE IN THE PLAY

  1. Comedy of manners: The play is a comedy of manners which is set in a polite society. The comedy arises from the gap between the characters’ attempt to preserve standards of polite behaviour that contrasts to their true behaviour. WhileShe Stoops to Conquer contains elements of farce. Its comedy also stems from poking fun at the manner.... View More

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