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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. ...

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...

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 ...

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...

Sex and William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing

is referring to the banter that Beatrice and Benedick engage in every time they meet. This type of banter is prevalent throughout ...

Analysis of Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare

they are also alike in that there are ties of friendship and devotion between the various characters that threaten the pairings as...

Shakespeare's Comedy No Error

for supper. Meanwhile her REAL husband returns home, but is denied entry by Antipholus slave. During the course of the meal, Antip...

Motivation and Money in the Works of Plautus and William Shakespeare

(Aristotle). According to Aristotle, comedy involves the imitation of men who are less than average. Furthermore, Aristotle indica...

Neil Simon's Comedies and Their Deeper Messages

about him that they like(attempts at creating anti-heroes aside, of course). Then, to have any kind of story at all, the protagoni...

Plot Structure of Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare

"A Midsummer Nights Dream" are both plays which rely heavily on this sort of humor, though they may be more refined in a sophistic...

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 ...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

Kenneth Branagh's Production of William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night

In five pages this paper discusses how love, characters, and Feste's role are presented in this Kenneth Branagh production of Twel...