'Most people made the wrong impression about the World Wrestling Federation. We're a non-violent form of entertainment.' (Before he hits someone with a chair) (During the WWF 1999 commercial)
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- An ironic claim that the entertainment is non-violent immediately before violent action.
- In plain terms
- He says the show is peaceful while attacking someone.
- What can you take from it?
- Contradictory statements create irony in entertainment.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How is irony used in performance?
- Why make false claims?
Another view
The irony relies on the audience seeing the contradiction.
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