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1950s' Films and Masculinity Examples

up to rattle and challenge Carys status quo lifestyle(Baumgarten, see also Sirk). Her husband has been a prominent member of socie...

Evolution of Management from the 1950s through the 1990s

has heightened both production and attention to human capital and likely, these trends will continue through the twenty-first cent...

Significant Events in American History between the late 1950s and 2002

in the world, the nation that had not been directly or severely attacked by a foreign enemy since its founding was attacked (The H...

Pre Second World War to Postwar 1950s American Theatrical Progression

In ten pages this paper examines topics such as actors, costumes, and scenery in a comparison and contrast of the developments tha...

1950s McCarthyism and 1960s' Civil Rights Movement

In four pages this essay discusses the McCarthyism period and the emergence of the civil rights movement thereafter....

US Military Interventions During the 1950s and 1960s

the United States in Vietnam. It is not difficult to reach the simple and straightforward conclusion that in the 1950s, Eisenhowe...

A Comparison of the 1950s Movies All About Eve and Showgirls

This 7 page essay explores female meladrama genre. 6 sources are listed....

Complications in the Noel Coward Comedy 'Blithe Spirit'

In 5 pages this paper analyzes 'Blithe Spirit' and the comedy of errors that take place throughout the course of the play. There ...

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 ...

TV, Ideology, Reception of Audience, and Globalization

In seven pages this research paper analyzes how Marshall McLuhan's television predictions have been fulfilled through the spread o...

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...

Slapstick Masters Woody Allen and Charles Chaplin

machine. The idea is that this feeding machine will cut down on the time needed for lunch breaks and, thereby, make the factory mo...

Victorian Twist to William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night Dream

In 6 pages this paper examines the validity of putting a Victorian Age twist on the telling of Shakespeare's Elizabethan comedy. ...

William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Moon Symbolism

In five pages this paper discusses the significance of the moon symbolism in this analysis of William Shakespeare's comedy A Midsu...

Supernatural Use by Shakespeare in Tragedies and Comedies Compared

In seven pages this report compares and contrasts Shakespeare's employment of the supernatural in tragedies and comedies with refe...

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...

Relationships in The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

This paper examines how relationships are represented by William Shakespeare in his play The Comedy of Errors in seven pages. The...

Background of Madrid in Terms of History and Literature

This paper consists of seven pages and concentrates on the rich history and literature of the Spanish capital of Madrid and the th...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...