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Comedic elements found in Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator:
e. Bacterian ambassador
Chaplin uses character names much like Dickens: How and why? (Hint,
break the words down.)
Bacteria causes infection
Nazi Germany had the Swastika, Hynkel has the Double Cross.
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a. Main character: Adenoid Hynkel, Dictator of Tomania
Part of/next to your tonsils. Filters bacteria can become
infected
Modeled after Adolf Hitler
A Jewish Barber (Why is this the only name he is given?)
Satire:
1. Who or what is satirized and how?
b. Benzino Napaloni, Dictator of Bacteria
Modeled after Benito Mussolini
Benzene, colorless, sweet chemical, part crude oil, also naturally in
volcanoes and forest fires, it highly flammable, very poisonous
Bacteria: cause infection
Napoloni: a dance from Eastern Europe
c. Garbitsch, Secretary of the Interior and Minister of
Propaganda
Modeled after Joseph Goebbels Minister of Propaganda for
Hitler
Name is intended to sound like “Garbage.”
2. Who or what is satirized and how?
Parody: Remember, there is a difference between parody and satire. Refer
back to your vocabulary to help you.
1. Who or what is parodied and how?
d. Herring, Minister of War (leads inventors of military devices/
arms, and they all go awry and annoy Hynkel.)
Oily fish, often fished enmass in great quantities, often
pickled
Modeled after Hermann Goering
2.
Who or what is parodied and how?
2. What other comedy techniques does Chaplin use in the film? (Refer
back to your vocabulary and folder notes to help you.)
Examples of pun use in the film:
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Examples of slapstick use in the film:
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How does Chaplin use the film? What was his purpose in making the film?