For the most part comic relief characters are there for just what it sounds like, comic relief, they help break up the seriousness by usually a little gentle humor. Most comic relief characters...
An example of comic relief in the play 'Antigone' is the reference to the victory celebrations of the Thebans over the invading forces from Argos. The chorus talks about the night-long dancing and...
Mercutio.I conjure thee by Rosaline's bright eyes,By her fine foot, straight leg, and quivering thigh,And the demesnes that there adjacent lie,That in thy likeness thou appear to us!Benvolio.And if...