Political Satire

We'll start with Political Satire, the earliest form of Satire. It may have been made since the egyptian times, but this was the most popular piece of satire during the Enlightenment Period. There are many famous works based on politics and society, such as Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift, those political cartoons you see in newspapers, as well as news shows like Steven Colbert. The joke depends on what side you are in, if you are a republican or democratic. But they do give a message about what is going and political satire reflects that.

 

This image shows the views of the presidents and vice presidents who were being elected at the time.