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Essays 1651 - 1680

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...

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...

Aspects of "Tartuffe"

right opposite my place, / And drew the eyes of all the congregation, / To watch the fervour of his prayers to heaven; / With deep...

Tenets and Conventions of the Romantic Film Comedy

"screwball" romantic comedies, a man and woman of differing social standing and temperaments. In Frank Capras classic 1934 film, ...

The Visit by Friedrich Durrenmatt

The significance of this German play as representative of the black comedy genre is examined in five pages. Three sources are cit...

The Classic Film Casablanca

The writer explores the plot, characters, setting and other elements of the 1942 classic film Casablanca, starring Humphrey Bogart...

Aeneid vs. the Divine Comedy

The Aeneid of Virgil and Dante's The Divine Comedy are similar in style and format, both being produced by poets. This paper compa...

The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov #2

In an essay consisting of five pages Chekhov's and Stanislavsky's views of the play are compared with the argument being that acco...

Comparing Much Ado About Nothing vs. A Midsummer Night's Dream

In this paper consisting of six pages the differences and similarities of these comedies in terms of fathers and daughters, sex an...

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...

Literature v. Film in William Shakespeare's As You Like It and While You Were Sleeping

In four pages comparisons between the two heroines are made with emphasis upon plot, theme, and characterization in a consideratio...

Cinematic Contributions of Director Howard Hawks

In ten pages this paper examines Hawks' big screen contributions with an emphasis upon his screwball comedy classics Ball of Fire,...

Medieval Civilization and Christianity

In six pages Dante's 'Divine Comedy,' 'Beowulf,' 'Song of Roland,' and Augustine's 'Confessions' are examined in terms of gaining ...

Comedy in Two Science Fiction Films

This essay describes how comedy was achieved in two science fiction films, "Star Trek IV: the Voyage Home" and "Galaxy Quest." Th...

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 ...

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 ...

She Stoops to Conquer by Oliver Goldsmith

This essay focuses on the 1773 play by Oliver Goldsmith, "She Stoops to Conquer," which is an eighteenth century play that is stil...

Television and Beautiful Women

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

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...

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...

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...

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...