Comic Relief |What does Comic Relief do?

Comic Relief |What does Comic Relief do?

Comic Relief

A humorous scene in between serious scenes of a tragedy.

What does Comic Relief do?

Its purpose is to relieve the tension of the foregoing tragic scenes for a  short time, and thus, heighten the tragic effect by contrast.

Examples of Comic Relief |Comic Relief Examples

The comic scenes of Doctor Faustus are bright examples: in Act III, Scene IV, Wagner makes fun of the clown. This scene is a comic relief to the serious scenes that precede and follow it.

In Hamlet, the humorous dialogues between the grave diggers in Act V, Scene I, offer comic relief to the deeply tense action of its foregoing scenes and enhance the tragic effect of the subsequent scenes.

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