Essays 361 - 390
of Orlando sets in motion the complex maneuverings that form the core of the plot (Kinney 299). The poems of Orlando are a mirror...
Shakespeare?s comedies. The structure of the play resembles that of a traditional comedy, with Rome and Egypt being similar to the...
In this paper consisting of six pages the differences and similarities of these comedies in terms of fathers and daughters, sex an...
In an essay consisting of five pages Chekhov's and Stanislavsky's views of the play are compared with the argument being that acco...
"screwball" romantic comedies, a man and woman of differing social standing and temperaments. In Frank Capras classic 1934 film, ...
In seven pages this comedy from the 17th century is examined with the argument presented that darker libertine ideals belie the se...
In twelve pages this paper discusses how Shaw challenged prevailing social values in his comedies Man and Superman, Pygmalion, The...
Many have noticed the influx of gorgeous women on television. This paper contemplates the arrival of beautiful women on television...
who makes the show but generally it is a blend of actors and a chemistry that permeates the show and makes it endure. Critics beli...
once mentioning the word "pregnant" in the script. This changed to some extent in the 1960s, but not as much as one might have ex...
expectations of the movies plot. The believability of characters is directly proportionate to the credibility of the plot. If a ...
do. "With Ozzie and Harriet, everyone felt guilty," said Barbara Cadow, a psychologist at U.S.C. School of Medicine. "With these...
In fourteen pages this paper discusses TV sitcoms during this time period and how they portrayed the American family with past and...
In three pages the aggressive, superiority, and cognitive humor theories are applied to this ABC television sitcom. There is one ...
_Comedy in particular can be a window on social mores and history. This paper looks at the 1960s play A Funny Thing Happened on th...
An analysis of the element of tragedy in Ephesus as presented in this classic work by William Shakespeare. The author of this pap...
on society and human interactions. Even in family situations on evening sitcoms, the depiction of men and women and their roles ...
In five pages the characters featured in these plays are contrasted and compared. Five sources are cited in the bibliography....
The filmmaking career of Charles Chaplin from the 'little tramp' movies to Modern Times in 1936 is explored in five pages. Six so...
An analysis of the element of tragedy in this classic by William Shakespeare. Mistaken identity and familial relationships are de...
In ten pages this paper examines how disguise is used in a comparative analysis of William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice, M...
In twelve pages this paper considers how Aristophanes criticized the politics, morality, and society of his time through the use o...
only as a representation of misconstrued appearance. As time progresses, Othello - quite arguably the only character with a stell...
Funny women with a prominent role in the narrative are shared by many plays. This paper examines The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov, he...
between a life in the theater and the offer of a stable marriage to a sensible stockbroker. Fanny Cavendish is the family matriar...
and one-time suitor Oliver sell her stock in his company. Carlotta does not consider returning to the stage as an option to her fi...
it any longer and sign a peace treaty. "The Merchant of Venice" is much more complex and somber: there are many subplots, but th...
her husband in their youthful days. She loves Polixenes as a brother because he is the best and oldest friend of her husband. In t...
Athens and the Amazon Queen Hippolyta. Although the setting is Athens, Shakespeare originally staged the production at the Globe ...
in complete truthfulness, "a man" (OConnor, 1972, p. 255). When the pair become hopelessly lost in Atlanta, they find themselv...