Lady Gregory's Comic "Spreading the News". Reproducing Stereotypes?

Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Wuppertal, language: English, abstract: This term paper aims to examine the use of comic elements and its effects on Lady Gregory’s play Spreading the News with the question in mind whether and how Lady Gregory is reproducing stereotypes. Therefore, the paper will begin b...