Humanity Needs To Laugh And That Comedy Is Important

Comedy is Important to People
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Comedy is Important to People
I. Introduction
A. Introductory Statement
Charlie Chaplin once said “I have many problems in my life. But my lips don’t know that. They always smile.” W. C. Fields said “Comedy is a serious business. A serious business with only one purpose – to make people laugh.”
B. Narrowed down topic statement
The statements above help to communicate certain things. One of them is that it is possible to laugh even when going through tough times. The other one is that laughing or laughter should not be taken lightly.
C. The actual topic statement
These men understood that humanity needs to laugh and that comedy is important to people.
D. Comedy is important to humanity because it induces laughter something that has been proven to be therapeutic and elusive at times. It is also possible to have shelter, food, and the most expensive clothes in the world but without laughter, one can end up sad and lonely.
E. Thesis statement
So, comedy is more than just a way to pass time: it gives life and is life itself and humanity needs it.
F. Thesis sub-statement
I also believe without comedy, people would not be able to cope or manage their emotional luggage and this cements the idea that comedy is indeed important.
II. History Paragraph
* Introductory Statement: Comedy has a beginning. However, humor has been in existent since the beginning of humanity. Comedy, on the other hand, is professional entertainment and this has been growing as people have realized that they can make a career out of telling jokes.
* Comedy in GreeceAccording to Maedas (2016), comedy came from ancient rituals. He writes that these rituals, for example, the Phallic procession were “performed for the Greek God of vegetation, Dionysus.” He continues to say that in these days, comedy contained a “mix of farce, fantasy, satire, and parody.” All that came within this period was referred to as ‘old comedy’ and when new comedy came, some changes took place. With new comedy, romance took center stage while satire took a step back. The origin of comedy is one of mystery because Aristotle also had his version of how comedy started. To him, comedy was well defined in Sicyon and Megaris. Unlike Plato, Aristotle believed comedy was a great addition to the world.
* Comedy in Athenia: Another group that is also known to have loved comedy are the Athenians. Every group had its version of comedy.
* Comedy in Rome: When the Romans assumed power over Greece, they had their version of comedy as well. Maedas (2016) notes that Roman dramatists “adapted it so that it fits the Roman culture.” However, these were not the only groups that had comedy as Maedas writes.
* Comedy in Egypt: The Egyptians also had their version of comedy and theirs was royal and religious. Well, what the above shows is that comedy has been a part of humanity for a long time.
III. Body Paragraph
* Introductory Statement:
The first reason why comedy is important to people is that it helps people forget the problems or the hurdles ahead of them. As Charlie Chaplin said, his lips are often una...