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Definition of Satire
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians, are often the subject of satire, but satirists can take... read full definition
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians, are often the subject of... read full definition
Satire is the use of humor, irony, sarcasm, or ridicule to criticize something or someone. Public figures, such as politicians... read full definition
Book 8
Explanation and Analysis—Customs and Laws:
In Volume 1, Book 8, Chapter 25, Tristram and La Beale Isoud find themselves imprisoned. In an instance of satire, a knight informs Tristram of an "old custom of this castle" to which they will be subjected:
‘Sir,’ said the knight, ‘this is the old custom of this castle, that when a knight cometh here he must needs fight with our lord, and he that is the weaker must lose his head. And when that is done, if his lady that he bringeth be fouler than our lord’s wife, she must lose her head, and if she be fairer proved than is our lady, then shall the lady of this castle lose her head.’
‘So God help me,’ said Sir Tristram, ‘this is a foul custom and a shameful.[']
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