Essays 211 - 240
" or literally "slapping the stick"(Von Busack ppg). It is a physical humor, reminding us that we are physical beings in a real w...
In five pages this report examines how family dynamics were portrayed in epic literature in a consideration of Sappho's poetry, Ar...
For many historians, the comedy styles and content of the works of Moliere and Voltaire represent the pinnacle of 18th century Fre...
entertainment. This particular period of English history (1642-1660) had been called the Interregnum." Morality was closely moni...
In six pages the conflicting views on this late comic's career are noted while the writer applauds his uncompromising slice of Ame...
Comedy is almost universal in children's literature. This paper examines how a number of children's books make use of this storyte...
This paper examines how women were depicted by William Shakespeare in his comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream in eleven pages with th...
and well-thought out film. This film makes us ask the question, however, about whether our United States Presidents truly have pe...
In five pages this paper examines this example of 'Plays Pleasant' as defined by George Bernard Shaw in terms of its presentation ...
go to her, but only if she will profess love for her father to eclipse the love of any other man. Only if she promises not to mar...
The steward is immediately threatened by anyone who is perceived as funnier or more intelligent than he. Olivia is the only perso...
In eight pages this paper compares contemporary styles of parenting with those of three decades ago as they were represented in te...
In five pages this essay examines the physics, political science, and history classroom discussion that can be initiated by the co...
In ten pages this paper examines the tragedy and comedy elements that each exist in A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespea...
In five pages this paper argues that this comedy by Aristophanes is an example of feminism with its strong and intelligent female ...
This 9 page essay considers how the theatrical presence in the film is developed stylistically through textural characteristics of...
In five pages these leading characters in Shakespeare's comedy are contrasted and compared. There are no other sources listed....
In nine pages this research paper considers various interpretations of Shakespeare's comedy. Eleven sources are cited in the bibl...
In 5 pages, this paper considers how the tragedy of Oedipus differs from the comedy Lysistrata. There are 3 additional sources in...
In eight pages this paper focuses upon the Purgatorio section of The Divine Comedy in an analysis of Dante Alighieri's use of symb...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the dark and festive comedies of William Shakespeare and includes considerations of...
In five pages this paper analyzes the comedy genre in terms of the social and personal importance of humor and what exactly makes ...
In five pages this report examines the various guides throughout Dante's 'Divine Comedy' and how they force the readers to conside...
In ten pages this paper examines women in comedy in an overview that includes Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, and Phyllis Diller. Sev...
of comedic elements. As Addie Bundren lays dying her son Cash is busy building her coffin. This is, in many ways, a very powerf...
This essay pertains to Annie Hall (1977), which was directed and co-written by Woody Allen. The writer maintains that this was a g...
This essay pertains to Pillow Talk (1959), which the writer describes as a classic sex comedy. To support this position, the write...
This paper considers the continuing relevance of this Shakespearean comedy through its themes of men and women, love and marriage ...
This essay pertains to "The Comedy of Errors" (1594) and "Twelfth Night" (1601) by William Shakespeare and "The Rivals" (1775) by ...
This essay presents an overview of how love is used thematic in various texts, which includes Dante's Divine Comedy, Chaucer's Can...