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Sources of The Slab Boys' naturalistic quality
Sources of The Slab Boys' naturalistic quality
Byrne's semi-autobiographical link & authentic workplace setting
Four humour types Byrne uses
Four humour types Byrne uses
Wordplay, farce, parody, black comedy
Driving force of The Slab Boys
Driving force of The Slab Boys
Conflict
Four key character tensions in the play
Four key character tensions in the play
Conformity/rebellion, age/youth, dreams/reality, bully/humour
Dialect Byrne writes in
Dialect Byrne writes in
Paisley dialect
Black comedy
Black comedy
Humour addressing morbid or distressing subjects
Parody
Parody
Comedy through exaggerated imitation
Farce
Farce
Comedy via exaggerated situations & physical humour
'Giotto was a Slab Boy!' suggests
'Giotto was a Slab Boy!' suggests
Phil's resilience and continued artistic ambition
Effect of tragic backstories told through humour
Effect of tragic backstories told through humour
Moral ambiguity; divided audience emotions