1. Cathartic Responses in Works of Black Comedy
The plays "The Homecoming," by Harold Pinter, and "Lieutenant of Inishmore," by Martin McDonagh, evoke a cathartic response in audiences through portraying the characters and their relationships, which facilitate the levels of the theatrical orgasm embellished in the comedic styles of the plays. ... The film demonstrates this structure of a cathartic experience, build-up of tension in a black comedic style, as a series of unlucky events unfolds and gets more cringe-worthy to the point of the explosion of laughter from the audience. ...
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