Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and As You Like it both describe many serious elements and embark upon an exploration and treatment of some of the most seriousness of life's experiences and themes. However, both of these plays are excellent examples of Shakespearean comedies, and, as such, they both possess a number of similarities in terms of the normal aspects of comedies that are associated with Shakespeare. ... This is one of the key differences between these two Shakespearean comedies. ... Shakespeare likes to create tension between the more serious ideas and the...

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William Shakespeare, who has written many different comedies and tragedies throughout his time, has revolutionized the literary world through his works. However, it is an on going debate if his play, The Merchant of Venice should be seen as a tragedy or comedy. ... In this play there are a few elements of tragedy that are apparent in this play, The Merchant of Venice should be classified as a comedy because of its abundance of happy endings, light-hearted jokes, and true love. Shakespeare, in his written work his comedic plays it is known for his comedic relief through the characters and the...

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In this essay, these elements will be explored and critically analyzed, with examples from the chosen chapter extract. ... Parody is the purposely exaggerated imitation of another writer's work for comedic effect or criticism. The comedic imagery Voltaire depicts is a ridiculing mimicry of old takes of heroism and bravery. ... To conclude, the elements mentioned in this essay that appear in Chapter 15 all show Voltaire's precise wit and skill. ... The language and dialogue used engage the reader, and the characters provide comedy and an interest point. ...

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Thurman, one of the most individualistic talents of the period, also wrote a satirical novel, The Blacker the Berry (1929), that ridiculed some elements of the New Negro movement. ... The African-American musical-comedies that showed there became popular very quickly. ... It was a unique experience for African-Americans to see African-American actors playing roles that were serious instead of comedic. ...

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The dramas, which were usually in the form of comedy or tragedy, were performed outside in open-air amphitheaters. ... The end result of all the hard work behind making a play is the performance and each of the elements already mentioned contribute to this directly. ... Many elements determined by the type of stage available influenced the way in which each style of drama was presented. The form of the performances were determined by such elements as lighting, props and the technical aspects, whereas content involved the areas of plot, the issues raised and performance. ...

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Films like North By Northwest are rousing comedy-adventures, while a film like Notorious is an old-fashioned romantic thriller, complete with spies, deception, and elegant romance. ... The result is not just a murder mystery, and a commentary on voyeurism, but also a humourously macabre study of the compatibility of romantic partners, and, like the other Hitchcock works, the implication that romance exists only when sinister, and occasionally sadistic, elements are at play. ...

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These two elements of the soundtrack help to create the feeling that something very bad has happened. ... I would recommend everyone to watch bowling for columbine and to read and watch past projects of Moore's because he offers a different view on society as to what you would normally see or hear in the media whilst being very comedic and entertaining at the same time....

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It combines elements of tragedy (Prospero's revenge) with those of romantic comedy (the young lovers Miranda and Ferdinand), and, like one of Shakespeare's problem plays, Measure for Measure, it poses deeper questions that are not completely resolved at the end. ...

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A fascination with the "delicate balance of terror" of the cold war lead Kubrick to the novel Red Alert which he adapted into a nightmare comedy called Dr. ... This is one of the many elements that make Kubrick unique as a director. ... Probably no other director has made great films in so many different genres, from science fiction to war films, historical drama, to comedy, horror, and psychological drama....

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As if Burgess' own words weren't graphic enough for him, Kubrick goes out of his way to increase the film's erotic content, adding sexual elements that Burgess' novel lacks. ... Kubrick has the opposing gang (dressed in the remnants of Nazi uniforms) struggle with the woman to fast-paced classical music on a run-down stage; the scene looks like a ballet, and would be comedic if it weren't for the subject matter. ...

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Lee's vibrancy and comedic use of the art is seen to come eye to eye with the real world, spark a national conversation about race, and essentially change race dialogue in film. Outside of the film, in 1989 New York, racial tensions were defined, exposing elements of race, justice, crime, and power. ...

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Dutch genre painting excelled in the seventeenth century, with artists turning their attentions away from more noble or celestial scenes to ones relating to every day life. Indeed, the works produced serve as an important historical documentation of life at the time, but in addition to this, artists...

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When we explore Yeats, there are prominent political and personal elements within his poems that prompt the emotion of the audience. ... "Casual comedy" is another infliction of his ridicule toward the activists, as it deliberately varies the triviality of everyday life in 'motley' Ireland, to their heroic deeds. ... Such universal themes show distinctive tension of personal and political elements as the troubling cause behind the notion explored in a conflicting manner. ...

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The Ancient Greeks were polytheistic in their beliefs, limited in the power they could grant to their gods- we see Greek mythology and the attributes of the gods and goddesses being based purely upon experience- war, love, and elements such as fire, water and earth. ... It is interesting to note that Homer associates the gods with comedy i.e. ...

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I will attempt to explain the effects these elements have on literature. ... For some of the plot patterns used to achieve particular overall effects of tragedy, see the entries on comedy, romance, or satire. ...

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These shots in turn added semiautobiographical elements to the viewer and were available to notice. ... These consistent displays of work remained successful throughout the war and afterwards, with also adding a touch of intelligent, witty comedies. ...

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Seeking and Maintaining Balance: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction. (Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated to ...

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Seeking and Maintaining Balance: Rohinton Mistry's Fiction. (Critical Essay) Abstract: Balance is an important quality in the fiction of Rohinton Mistry, as suggested by the title of his second novel, 'A Fine Balance.' Mistry was born in India, a member of the Parsi community, and immigrated ...

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When two or more witnesses give their account of an event, the story never comes out the same. The differences, as Browning fully realized in The Ring and the Book(1868-69), provide for powerful ironic tensions. Over and over again, in Browning's poem, the story is told of what happened on the fatal night when Count Guido Franceschini went in seach of his seventeen-year-old bride Pompilia who, in the company of the handsome young priest Giuseppe Caponsacchi, had runaway from his ancient villa and returned home to her parents in Rome. And in every telling there is another version of the mo...

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J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan (1904) circulates in the popular imagination as a happy tale for children that, through the adventures of Peter and the other children in Never Land, celebrates playfulness. As Mark Twain commented, "It is my belief that Peter Pan is a great and refining and uplifting benefaction to this sordid and money-mad age; and the next best play is a long way behind- (qtd. in Jack 158). Tellingly, Twain's comment that Peter Pan is uplifting seems to depend on ignoring the fact that each of the "lost- boys is a baby who has fallen out of his pram "when the nurse is looki...

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