Voltaire has occasion to use the comedic style of exaggeration in Candide, such as the Baron's sister refusing to marry Candide's father because he can only prove seventy-one quarterings of his family tree. ... By placing the characters in adventures, the author demonstrates that through experience with real-world situations, the men trying to live by some outdated or far-fetched ideal soon learn the error in their reasoning and adapt themselves to the author's way of thinking. ...

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They have obviously done one of the worst errors possible in this crime scene, and lost the pivotal evidence they need to find the killer, Mary, the wife of the victim. ... You can watch some of today's comedies and find tons of examples of irony. ...

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• Grade Level: High School