In Moliere's drama Le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), he chose to mock at the dark side of human beings in the form of comedy. He brought the audiences with laughter with mockery. The protagonist Argan, believes that he could not survive without a doctor, which leads him making a decision that he would spend his whole property on the doctor. In order to reduce the cost of the bill on the pharmacist, he commands his daughter to marry with the doctor's nephew. The exaggeration of the sound of the cash falling on the ground and the endless running of Argan amused the viewers. Later, when the drama reaches its climax, Argan pretended to be death and the rest of the characters show various reactions, exposing the ugliness of human nature. His wife Beline becomes overjoyed and feverishly takes off all her clothes. The audiences are amused by her exaggerated facial expression and behavior and at the same time being surprised when they find out that Beline is actually a male after taking off the clothes. This ridicule scene makes viewers burst out laughing; however, beyond the laughter, is the betrayal and emptiness. There is no other better way to present the dark side of human nature. Moliere created this comedy as a cure.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
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I do laugh at serious and sad time and my point of view towards this phenomena is that laugh is a cure. Life is full of reality, which is so painful that the only way to deal with it is to laugh. There are many examples that use this concept of 'shock humor'.
In Moliere's drama Le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), he chose to mock at the dark side of human beings in the form of comedy. He brought the audiences with laughter with mockery. The protagonist Argan, believes that he could not survive without a doctor, which leads him making a decision that he would spend his whole property on the doctor. In order to reduce the cost of the bill on the pharmacist, he commands his daughter to marry with the doctor's nephew. The exaggeration of the sound of the cash falling on the ground and the endless running of Argan amused the viewers. Later, when the drama reaches its climax, Argan pretended to be death and the rest of the characters show various reactions, exposing the ugliness of human nature. His wife Beline becomes overjoyed and feverishly takes off all her clothes. The audiences are amused by her exaggerated facial expression and behavior and at the same time being surprised when they find out that Beline is actually a male after taking off the clothes. This ridicule scene makes viewers burst out laughing; however, beyond the laughter, is the betrayal and emptiness. There is no other better way to present the dark side of human nature. Moliere created this comedy as a cure.
In Moliere's drama Le Malade imaginaire (The Imaginary Invalid), he chose to mock at the dark side of human beings in the form of comedy. He brought the audiences with laughter with mockery. The protagonist Argan, believes that he could not survive without a doctor, which leads him making a decision that he would spend his whole property on the doctor. In order to reduce the cost of the bill on the pharmacist, he commands his daughter to marry with the doctor's nephew. The exaggeration of the sound of the cash falling on the ground and the endless running of Argan amused the viewers. Later, when the drama reaches its climax, Argan pretended to be death and the rest of the characters show various reactions, exposing the ugliness of human nature. His wife Beline becomes overjoyed and feverishly takes off all her clothes. The audiences are amused by her exaggerated facial expression and behavior and at the same time being surprised when they find out that Beline is actually a male after taking off the clothes. This ridicule scene makes viewers burst out laughing; however, beyond the laughter, is the betrayal and emptiness. There is no other better way to present the dark side of human nature. Moliere created this comedy as a cure.
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