Dog’s Day: Natural Folly and Subversion in Much Ado About Nothing*

Ben HAWORTH

doi:https://doi.org/10.26650/jtcd.861023

Makale detayları

Dog’s Day: Natural Folly and Subversion in Much Ado About Nothing*

Yazarlar:

Ben HAWORTH

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Aşama sunumları

Dergi:

Journal of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy 2021 Issue 32, pp.115-124

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000804395

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2687-4636

pISSN:

1303-8605

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26650/jtcd.861023

Anahtar kelimeler:

Özet:

 

This essay argues that Shakespeare’s natural fools, clowns, rustics, and buffoons provide far more than light comic relief. Using the example of Dogberry, from Much Ado About Nothing, I demonstrate that in allowing his fools to usurp their position of clownish caricature, to move outside of their normal social spheres, Shakespeare exposes the folly within societal institutions. Though an examination of language, namely the use of malapropisms, and the manipulation of traditional licence extended to natural fools, I contend that such theatrical depictions of folly opened the way for social commentary, parody and inversions of hierarchies of power on the stage.

 

This essay argues that Shakespeare’s natural fools, clowns, rustics, and buffoons provide far more than light comic relief. Using the example of Dogberry, from Much Ado About Nothing, I demonstrate that in allowing his fools to usurp their position of clownish caricature, to move outside of their normal social spheres, Shakespeare exposes the folly within societal institutions. Though an examination of language, namely the use of malapropisms, and the manipulation of traditional licence extended to natural fools, I contend that such theatrical depictions of folly opened the way for social commentary, parody and inversions of hierarchies of power on the stage.

Makale detayları

Dog’s Day: Natural Folly and Subversion in Much Ado About Nothing*

Yazarlar:

Ben HAWORTH

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Aşama sunumları

Dergi:

Journal of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy 2021 Issue 32, pp.115-124

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000804395

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2687-4636

pISSN:

1303-8605

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26650/jtcd.861023

Shakespeare

Subversion

Folly

Clowns

Dogberry

Sayı

Makale detayları

Dog’s Day: Natural Folly and Subversion in Much Ado About Nothing*

Yazarlar: Ben HAWORTH

Yayıncı: Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar: Aşama sunumları

Dergi: Journal of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy 2021 Issue 32, pp.115-124

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 6/2021

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000804395

Sıklık: İki Yıllık

eISSN: 2687-4636

pISSN: 1303-8605

DOI: https://doi.org/10.26650/jtcd.861023

Shakespeare

Subversion

Folly

Clowns

Dogberry

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Ben HAWORTH

Yayıncı:

Istanbul University

Ana Başlıklar:

Aşama sunumları

Dergi:

Journal of Theatre Criticism and Dramaturgy 2021 Issue 32, pp.115-124

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

6/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000804395

Sıklık:

İki Yıllık

eISSN:

2687-4636

pISSN:

1303-8605

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26650/jtcd.861023