has been commented upon, as has the touch of the obsessed philosopher in Faustus and Hamlet'.

Humour

Emil Draitser writes that "Some theoreticians of the comic consider exaggeration to be a universal comic device." It may take different forms in different genres, but in the words of M. Eastman and W. Fry, all rely on the fact that 'the easiest way to make things laughable is to exaggerate to the point of absurdity their

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