Blackadder Goes Forth - Corporal Punishment

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Blackadder Goes Forth Episode 1 - “Corporal Punishment” By Doug Emery “Blackadder Goes Forth – Corporal Punishment” was written by Ben Elton and Richard Curtis. They make Blackadder say good points but it’s the way he says it which makes it funny. The humour they used is dry and situation comedy. It was set in the 1st World War in the trenches and also in the British army quarters. In the quarters there were only two real sections; a small office with only one desk and one phone (not working properly), “Rather cross line there, eh sir?” The other is a sleeping area
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with old rusty beds and scruffy sheets. I think that the reason why Blackadder is such a good comedy is because it is fast flowing and has great timing. The lighting in Blackadder Goes Forth is quite dim because the army would not spend much money on the building of army quarters so it would of had bad lighting, this also explains the phone problem. Outside the quarters, in the trenches it was the normal day light for the times of day. The sounds they used were very good for that era e.g. Gun shots quite often could be heard. ...

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