ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

RESTORATION EIGHTEENTH CENTURY DRAMA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The difference between a satire and a comedy is that:
A
satire is just for laughs.
B
satire teaches a clear moral lesson.
C
satire depends upon pratfalls and mistaken identities.
D
satires end with a death, while comedies end with a marriage.
E
both are cynical, abrasive, and mean-spirited - there is not a difference between them.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Parody vs Satire in Fair Use Law By definition, a parody is a comedic commentary about a work, that requires an imitation of the work. Satire, on the other hand, even when it uses a creative work as the vehicle for the message, offers commentary and criticism about the world, not that specific creative work.

Detailed explanation-2: -Definition. Satire is the use of humor, wit, irony, exaggeration, or ridicule to expose and criticize people’s follies or vices. Comedy is a performance of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending.

Detailed explanation-3: -Satire is the art of making someone or something look ridiculous, raising laughter in order to embarrass, humble, or discredit its targets.

Detailed explanation-4: -Satire exposes abuses, vices and negative deeds in the society but humorously or. ironically, it mostly deals with politics. The main aim of the satire is for shaming the government. or individuals in the society who engage in bad behaviours so that they can change. Swift.

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