English Literature A-Level
Comedy and satire
What Comedy and satire means in English Literature A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Comedy and satire
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Reference: AQA
Austen uses minor characters to satirise social manners and to generate comedy through repetition, self-absorption and incongruity.
Topics that use Comedy and satire
- Aspects of comedy - Set texts: Drama and further texts (AQA A-Level)
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