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Annotated Bibliography for William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

not have done so. Richards finds that this goes along with the tale of the "Odyssey" because Hermes had a difficult voyage to the...

Protagonists and Antagonists Analysis in King Henry IV, Part I and Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

In five pages the antagonists and protagonists from these respective plays are examined in a comparative analysis with references ...

Dante, Boccaccio, Sin, Gender, and Nature

Comedy reflects an effort to find a spiritual solution to that dilemma. Dante wrote this work -- or, in the language of the poem,...

Twelfth Night vs. The Tempest

Twelfth Night and The Tempest by William Shakespeare share a number of comedic scenes and an undercurrent of comedy as well. This ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare and Customs of Elizabethan Love and Marriage

In five pages this paper examines how Shakespeare portrays the love and marriage customs of his Elizabethan era within the context...

A Midsummer Night's Dream and the Prologue of Peter Quince

In eleven pages this prologue that closes Shakespeare's comedy is analyzed for its political and sociological message that is cont...

Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen

In a paper consisting of five pages the love between Darcy and Elizabeth is examined within the context of Austen's romantic comed...

Production Processes Involved in Film, Soap, Sitcom, and TV Commercial

In 7 pages this paper discusses how films, soaps or situation comedies, and television commercials are produced. There are 2 sour...

Classical Literature and the Portrayal of the 'Faustian Bargain'

In 5 pages this paper examines how the 'Faustian Bargain' is depicted in the literary works Faust by Goethe, Don Quixote by Cervan...

Audience and Works by Dante Alighieri and Homer

In five pages this essay considers the audience and poet relationship as represented in 'The Divine Comedy' by Dante and 'The Odys...

The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri and Guides

In five pages this report examines the various guides throughout Dante's 'Divine Comedy' and how they force the readers to conside...

Shakespeare's Dark and Festive Comedies

In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the dark and festive comedies of William Shakespeare and includes considerations of...

Analysis of the Comedy Genre

In five pages this paper analyzes the comedy genre in terms of the social and personal importance of humor and what exactly makes ...

Comedy and Women

In ten pages this paper examines women in comedy in an overview that includes Gracie Allen, Lucille Ball, and Phyllis Diller. Sev...

Faulkner's Comedy

of comedic elements. As Addie Bundren lays dying her son Cash is busy building her coffin. This is, in many ways, a very powerf...

Current and Past Styles of Parenting Styles

In eight pages this paper compares contemporary styles of parenting with those of three decades ago as they were represented in te...

Human Kind's Place In The Universe And How The Nature Of Drama Changes In "Tartuffe"

between tragic drama and comedic drama that had heretofore not been portrayed through theatrical productions. Indeed, tragedy con...

Beckett's "Endgame" - Theatrical Passage

as audience members question the correctness of snickering at something so obviously bleak. Still, they are hard pressed to avoid...

Classroom Applications of Monty Python and the Holy Grail

In five pages this essay examines the physics, political science, and history classroom discussion that can be initiated by the co...

1995 Film Critique of The American President

and well-thought out film. This film makes us ask the question, however, about whether our United States Presidents truly have pe...

Depiction of Women in William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream

This paper examines how women were depicted by William Shakespeare in his comedy A Midsummer Night's Dream in eleven pages with th...

Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw

In five pages this paper examines this example of 'Plays Pleasant' as defined by George Bernard Shaw in terms of its presentation ...

King Lear and Twelfth Night--A Comparison of the Two Plays

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...

Historical Literature and Family Dynamics

In five pages this report examines how family dynamics were portrayed in epic literature in a consideration of Sappho's poetry, Ar...

The Golden Age Comedy of Voltaire And Moliere

For many historians, the comedy styles and content of the works of Moliere and Voltaire represent the pinnacle of 18th century Fre...

Comedies of the English Restoration

entertainment. This particular period of English history (1642-1660) had been called the Interregnum." Morality was closely moni...

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World, The Great Race, and Cinematic Slapstick

" or literally "slapping the stick"(Von Busack ppg). It is a physical humor, reminding us that we are physical beings in a real w...

Children's Film Version of A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

In seven pages this paper examines how a children's film version of this whimsical comedy by William Shakespeare could be accompli...

Katharina v. Petruchio in William Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew

In five pages these leading characters in Shakespeare's comedy are contrasted and compared. There are no other sources listed....

Interpreting A Midsummer Night's Dream by William Shakespeare

In nine pages this research paper considers various interpretations of Shakespeare's comedy. Eleven sources are cited in the bibl...