Comic relief

Comic relief (English " comic relief ", " liberating comedy " ) is a literary and cinematic style means ( figure of speech ). It refers to the inclusion of humorous characters, scenes or dialogues in otherwise serious or exciting works. Comic relief is used to relieve stress in the short term.

Examples of popular works are:

  • Shakespeare: Hamlet, gravedigger scene ( Act 5, Scene 1 )
  • Shakespeare: Macbeth, Porter scene ( Act 2, Scene 3 )
  • In the television series Star Trek a joke about a " emotional outburst " of Mr. Spock is made at the end of recovering from the adventure.
  • In the film trilogy The Lord of the Rings the representation of the figure of the dwarf Gimli, but also the hobbits Merry and (especially) Pippin.
  • In the films Star Wars robot C -3PO and R2- D2.
  • Timon and Pumbaa in The Lion King.
  • Fred and George Weasley in Harry Potter.
  • " So it goes. " Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5, or from The Children's Crusade.
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