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Lysistrata and Laughter According to Bergsonian Criteria

representation did not lack a more serious undercurrent, it was the manner in which it was approached that, according to Bergson, ...

History of Literature and Changing Character Gender Roles

around the world. This is evidenced in the Pelasgian Creation. In the Pelasgian myth, Eurynome was the Goddess of All Things,...

Elements of Screwball Film Comedy

legacy of screwball comedy. Both Ninotchka and Roman Holiday encompass themes that are more sophisticated than the typical screwb...

Cinematic Comedies and Sound's Role

theater, they rolled a cannon ball down a wooden trough that then fell onto a large drumhead (Brunelle, 1999). In films, sound eff...

Comedy and Satire in The Works of Mark Twain

So, while Twains comments are funny, as seen thus far, and while he himself claimed that humor was the key, we also note that he p...

Hamlet As Comedy

Ophelias death, he talks with the men who are digging her grave. The comic intent of the scene is evident from the onset by the ...

TV Situation Comedies Home Improvement and Everybody Loves Raymond

love one another. They give each other things, and try to understand one another as best they can. The audience feels that they do...

Catalan Identity in 'Teta I La Luna'

very essence of what it means to be a human being. These representations illustrate how and why a person acts the way he or she d...

Sitcom Defined

characters have done since. She did so because she was in reality presenting the factors that were important in keeping the Ameri...

Comedies of Neil Simon

but Simons characterization that is the source of the humor. Similarly, in Barefoot in the Park, young newlyweds adjust to marri...

Nature as Used in Dante's 'The Purgatorio' and 'The Inferno'

II). Through this imagery, Dante suggests that the human soul is naturally inclined to journey towards the light and to wish to as...

Overcoming Death Through Comedy

unusual observances and ultimately lightens its impact. David Ives "All in the Timing" is a series of one act plays which t...

Dark and Death Themed Comedy Plays

David Ives "All in the Timing" is a series of one act plays which tell the story of different situations all with a comical and...

A Genre-Based Analysis of the Film, Erin Brockovich

which pokes fun at what might otherwise be regarded as a very unfunny subject, such as death. There is also the romantic comedy, ...

Comedy and 'We' Rather Than 'I'

people in the same manner, with confidence, sarcasm, and wit. In the scene under discussion we see "the pink one" asking Psmith, "...

The Comedy of Romeo and Juliet

plays make it clear that Shakespeare is being funny. However, one of the many examples of Shakespeares masterful skills is demonst...

Voltaire, Moliere and Social Satire

money, not religion. Organ, a simplistic, but good man, has allowed Tartuffe to come into his home and take dominance over his fam...

The Sociological Phenomenon That Was Andy Kaufman

In six pages the conflicting views on this late comic's career are noted while the writer applauds his uncompromising slice of Ame...

Literature and Human Relationships

sense one gets at the end of the work, that under the humorous aspects, there is something very sad occurring. It does appear that...

Cinematic Screwball Comedies and Their Evolution

In eighteen pages the screwball comedy is examined in terms of its history and evolution with a discussion of their intentions alo...

Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

In seven pages this paper discusses the emotional mix that is represented in William Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors. Four sources...

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...

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 ...

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...

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,...

Comparison Between the Comedies of Ancient Greece and Rome

advenit? Philoti, salve multum (Terence PG). Indeed, there exists a common denominator between Aristophanes and Plautus approac...

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 ...

As You Like It by William Shakespeare and the Theme of Loyalty

In 5 pages this paper examines the thematic emphasis upon loyalty in this popular William Shakespeare comedy in an examination of ...

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...