I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act by Tristan Bernard - 862 Words

Therefore, it is the purpose of this paper to analyze Tristan Bernard’s play titled â€Å"I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act† using the formalist approach. â€Å"I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act† is a farce about a married-life conversation between Henri and Jeanne that is â€Å"†¦exaggerated to a ridiculous level to create humor–and comment on inflexible human behavior† (Clugston, 2010). Moreover, a farce according to our text is â€Å"a comedy; a short play, in which both subtle humor and hilarity are developed through improbable situations, exaggeration and (often) ridiculous antics (Clugston, 2010). In addition, author Irving Howe suggests â€Å"the events of farce are quite as probable as those of tragedy† (Howe, 1990). When asked what captured my interest with this particular genre of literature would be the ease and flow of the writing and the use of ambiguity. According to our text, Clugston states that ambiguity is the â€Å"use of language that has more than one meaning, creating uncertainty about how to interpret what has been stated† (Clugston, 2010). For example, Jeanne responds to Henri after he complains to her that he doesn’t have fun at the horse races when she comes with him with the following line; â€Å"Yes, up the Champs-Elysees together! And have you looking daggers at me all the time! Whenever I do go with you, youre always making disagreeable remarks† (Clugston, 2010). Another reason for the interest in â€Å"I’m Going! A Comedy in One Act† simply lies on the foundation of comedy; it was quiteShow MoreRelated19th and 20th Century Gender Expectations in Literature2483 Words   |  10 Pagestimes, even into early 20th century, is that women were not equal to men and the expectations of women were not equal as well. 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