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Television and Beautiful Women

Many have noticed the influx of gorgeous women on television. This paper contemplates the arrival of beautiful women on television...

Overview of Television Situation Comedies Past and Present

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...

Evil as a Theme in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and Dante's Divine Comedy

A research paper addressing the portrayal of evil in Dante's Divine Comedy and Chaucer's Canterbury Tales. The author draws the c...

Chaucer's Alter-Ego in the House of Fame.

An observational essay dealing with the protagonist of Chaucer's House of Fame, Geffrey. The author asserts that the work is a pa...

The Rover by Aprha Behn

In seven pages this comedy from the 17th century is examined with the argument presented that darker libertine ideals belie the se...

Challenging Society's Values and the Works of George Bernard Shaw

In twelve pages this paper discusses how Shaw challenged prevailing social values in his comedies Man and Superman, Pygmalion, The...

Dante's Characterization in 'Inferno'

In six pages the reasons why Dante elected to utilize himself as protagonist in 'Divine Comedy' are analyzed in a consideration of...

Beatrice's Character in 'Inferno' by Dante

Divine Comedy is examined in six pages in terms of the tales 4 meaning levels, considers why Dante selected Beatrice as the primar...

God's Directive, Temptation, Dante and the Bible

In five pages these themes are examined as they are represented in Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy and in the Bible. Five sources...

20th Century Hell in Dante's 'Inferno'

In five pages this paper speculates on how the Divine Comedy of Dante could be updated to reflect the various levels of hell such ...

Serious Humor in the Plays of Aristophanes

In a paper consisting of nine pages the seriousness of Aristophanes' comedies 'The Birds' and 'The Clouds' is considered. Seven s...

The Comedy Team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

In this paper consisting of eight pages this comedy duo's contributions to American humor is explored. There are four bibliograph...

Comedy in Cinema, From Charlie Chaplin To Woody Allen

This paper addresses the growth of cinematic comedy. The author covers major works by Charlie Chaplin, The Three Stooges, Buster ...

Love That Does Not Last in the Films of Woody Allen

no matter how precious we may believe ours to actually be. Some of Allens films are more consistently filled with the idea of l...

Event Management - Using the 5 W Model

well as support long term tourism with increased positive exposure for the city from a major event (Preuss, 2004). Likewise, the a...

Examining the Annual International Comedy Festival in Melbourne

carried 86.7 million passengers (Anonymous, 2011). In addition to the services, mobile also has the largest tram network, with 15 ...

Idealist, Realist Women, Shakespeare, Sheridan

This essay pertains to "The Comedy of Errors" (1594) and "Twelfth Night" (1601) by William Shakespeare and "The Rivals" (1775) by ...

Annie Hall, An Unromantic Comedy

This essay pertains to Annie Hall (1977), which was directed and co-written by Woody Allen. The writer maintains that this was a g...

Pillow Talk (1959)

This essay pertains to Pillow Talk (1959), which the writer describes as a classic sex comedy. To support this position, the write...

The Taming of the Shrew: Universal Themes of Love and Marriage and Continuing Relevance

This paper considers the continuing relevance of this Shakespearean comedy through its themes of men and women, love and marriage ...

Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest

1895 play, The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde created a work that many critics feel is the epitome of the Victorian come...

Twelfth Night and Themes of Romantic Love and Friendship

William Shakespeare's comedy is analyzed in terms of how the relationships of Olivia and Orsino, Cesario/Viola and Orsino, and Ces...

Much Ado About Nothing: The 'Comedy' of Scapegoats

This paper examines how scapegoats propel the comedy of William Shakespeare's play in the characterizations of Don John, Claudio, ...

Virgil as Dante's Father Figure in the Divine Comedy

This 9 page paper gives an overview of the book The Divine Comedy by Dante. This paper includes examples form the test to explain ...

Dante's Purgatory Symbolism

In eight pages this paper focuses upon the Purgatorio section of The Divine Comedy in an analysis of Dante Alighieri's use of symb...

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 ...

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...

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...

View of Women, Two 1950s Romantic Comedies

This paper presents an overview of "Pillow Talk" and "Desk Set," which are two fifties' era romantic comedies. The writer relates ...