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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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Physical and Moral Evil in Candide by Voltaire

In nine pages this paper discusses the author's use of satire in this analysis of physical and moral evil in Candide. Three sourc...

Views on Religion in Candide by Voltaire

In five pages this paper discusses how the author's views of religion were presented in the satirical novel Candide. Four sources...

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...

Change in Character at the Conclusion of Candide by Voltaire

In five pages this paper discusses how the 'happy' novel conclusion was the result of story and character changes. There are 2 so...