Shamone Johnson

GRE Shamone johnson EN 8533 Dr. Wolf 4/30/01 Gay=s Use of Music for Satire in The Beggar=s Opera John Gay=s The Beggar=s Opera is a rather complex work, despite its discernible simplicity. Critics have interpreted it variously as political satire, clean satire, even (at a stretch) Christian satire. Common to many meter readings is the averment that the Opera is a satire directed at some(prenominal) the politics and the art of its day.

A fairly conventional interpretation of the play and its composition shows that it is, and was intended by its author to be, specifically a satire of Italian opera and of the aristocrats that patronized that form. firearm that interpretation is not in doubt, because critics almost universally delay about it in the literature, most interpretations overlook a legitimate aspect of the satire and comedy. Specifically, the nature of the music and the manner in which Gay uses that music in the play produces a certain brusque effect, one which can serve...If you want to get a full essay, order it on our website: Ordercustompaper.com

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