1. False simplicity of poetic justice, of all good, and all bad.

2. Cant phrases offend because they appear imitative, not sincere.

3. Psychological and dramatic treatment:

α. Dramatic writer trusts reader’s insight.

β. Action is more convincing than description of motive.

4. Humor and wit:

α. Humor is knowledge of human nature, its contrasted greatness and littleness.

β. Wit is a juggling of words into contrasted or incongruous effects.

γ. Both are a bringing together of the incongruous, in a paradox of unity.

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