Show how the theme of metaphoricality / metatheatricality conveys johnson's critisicm of elizabethan theatre in volpone
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Metatheatre is a term that is used to convey how certain dramas are able to combine simultaneously elements of tragedy and comedy. The impact of this is that the audience can both feel empathy and sadness at the plight of a character whilst also laugh at what is happening to them. Arguably, metatheatre is something that can be seen in Act V scene 12, which is when Volpone and Mosca go head to head in the trial. On the one hand, it is possible to see the immense humour as Volpone stands back as Mosca unleashes his strategy against him. Volpone, it appears, has been out-tricked by his servant, who is obviously far cleverer and more devious than he ever imagined. Volpone has shown himself to be far more intelligent than the other characters that he tricks and deceives, and so it gives the audience great pleasure and is a source of great humour to see Volpone tricked in turn and tricked by somebody who he does not expect to be tricked by.
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How are the courtroom scenes in Volpone metatheatrical?
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Metatheatre is a term that is used to convey how certain dramas are able to combine simultaneously elements of tragedy and comedy. The impact of this is that the audience can both feel empathy and sadness at the plight of a character whilst also laugh at what is happening to them. Arguably, metatheatre is something that can be seen in Act V scene 12, which is when Volpone and Mosca go head to head in the trial. On the one hand, it is possible to see the immense humour as Volpone stands back as Mosca unleashes his strategy against him. Volpone, it appears, has been out-tricked by his servant, who is obviously far cleverer and more devious than he ever imagined. Volpone has shown himself to be far more intelligent than the other characters that he tricks and deceives, and so it gives the audience great pleasure and is a source of great humour to see Volpone tricked in turn and tricked by somebody who he does not expect to be tricked by.
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