The Clown and Gown: The Significance of Humor of Political and Social Issues in Selected Modern Plays

Abstract

Performers of comedy know well that the power of their performance lies in their awareness of transforming the painful and serious truths into comic relief. The performer who bears the real cost of such mission cares greatly for the meaning of that offset. Through speakable or mime acting, the employer of the slapstick or any similar types of physical comedy comes up with the idea of showing seriousness comically and professionally. Performance of clowning distinctively gets the purpose of inducing hearty laughter and indulges skillfully in the depth of the truth and its climaxing aftermath. This can be achieved when the roles are performed dramatically pretending not desperate while actually they are so disparate of the severe realistic situation. Fundamentally, the clown’s task more comic tends to be comic making people smile or laugh. But he/she acts in a proper or particular way to reflect pain and mischief foolishly. Clown’s tact and dexterity nip up with the skill of performance and how the clown is clever to perform comedy, magic, voodoo, and tragedy.