Define Horror In The Devine Comedy Horror is an ancient genre, who's roots are lodged in ancient myth and folklore. ... Dante's "The Divine Comedy", can be described as containing images and thoughts horror. The comedy fulfills the definition of horror by the images and scenes depicted throughout. ... Dante's "The Divine Comedy" was an extremely successful horror story. ... One can say that a story containing these elements will truly identify the meaning of horror. ...

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Much Ado About Nothing is a Shakespearean comedy that combines both hilarity and seriousness. Many serious questions such as honor, shame and court politics are defused by comedy, as well as by the "Forms of Confusion" John Creaser discussed in his essay. ... Dogberry and Verges by their very nature, silliness and slapstick, make the play a comedy, so it is appropriate that it is these two who put the play back on its original comedic course. ... The genre of comedy employs many different comedic elements in the pursuit of humor as recognized be John Creaser. Ofte...

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As a result, from a thorough analysis of the play Much Ado About Nothing," by William Shakespeare, it can be concluded that it is indeed a Comedy because of its many glaring constituents that associate it with a Comedy. ... One indication that strongly supports the assertion that Much Ado About Nothing is a Comedy is the title. ... To be considered a Comedy the play must almost always culminate in a joyous procession or union. ... Comedy's reject bareness and urge on love as was clearly seen in the end of the play. ... The plays title, the use of figurative masking, the use of dec...

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In Section Five, Aristotle continues on to distinguish the boundaries between Tragic, Comedic, and Epic poetry. Comedy is considered to be a "lower form" of tragedy, and is not accompanied by the same degree of history due to its previous lack of seriousness. Although there are differences between Epic and Tragic poetry, Tragic poetry contains all the same elements as Epic, but Tragic holds elements that Epic poetry does not. ... But Aristotle declares that tragedy is superior to epic poetry because it contains all epic elements along with visual elements, vividness in reading and represent...

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Most romantic comedies of the recent past tend to over use foreshadowing and symbolism elements, which in turn leaves nothing to surprise or make the audience think. ... In the case of Four Weddings and a Funeral, the director made these elements just a bit too obvious. ... These elements in films are usually harder to pick out and are generally used to help support the plot line of the movie. ...

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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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Though most of the conflicts in the play stem from the troubles of romance, and even though the play involve many romantic elements, the play is not a romance. The play is actually a comedy; this is achieved because the play distances the audience from the emotions of the characters. ... Puck causes a minor catastrophe when he puts the love potion on Lysander's eyelids and he creates pure comedy when he turns Bottom's head into that of an ass. ...

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Thesis: Tim Burton uses comedy, romance, music, and the supernatural to preserve the Gothic tradition. ... Tim Burton uses comedy, romance, music, and the supernatural to preserve the Gothic tradition. To begin with, Burton uses comedy to preserve the Gothic tradition. ... In addition to romance and comedy, Burton uses music to develop the Gothic scenes and setting. ... One of the main supernatural elements is the use of the color red throughout the film. ...

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It had all the elements of the time period drama, romance, action, and comedy. ... To be a comedy a story must contain comedic characteristics. ... In the comedic sense it shows how impatient we are to find out the truth. To completely disbain Much Ado About Nothing as being a tragedy, there is a situation that truly makes a story a comedy and that is with everyone living "happily ever after." Relating these characteristics of the comedy Much Ado About Nothing to comedies from the present is simple because every comedic story has to contain at least one of these characteristics to make it a co...

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Comedy. ... In Quentin Tarantino's film, "Django Unchained", these three elements were combined for entertainment purposes. ... This movie is about slavery and you choose to make fun of it by having comedy? ... Tarantino incorporates comedy to camouflage the most offensive parts of the movie when in reality that made it worst. ... I'm not saying that it was fully fictional because some parts seemed accurate but the majority of the film was absurd and the first thing you notice in the movie is the satire, comedy, blatant disregard for the subject of slavery, and I for one cannot prais...

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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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In the comic play of A Midsummer Night's Dream, there were many elements of fantasy and confusion. ... Change has a lot to do with the comedic relief and the disorder in the play. ... The elements of song and dance also make it more believable and authentic. ... Shakespeare does an extraordinary job at writing a comedic play. ...

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Comedy is a genre that is designed to have the audience laugh out of their seats. ... Comedies are designed to enlighten the viewers and normally have happy endings (Dirks, "Comedy Films" 1). Dumb and Dumber (1994) is a comedy about two half-witted guys seeking the owner of a lost briefcase. ... There are also comedies that can be considered parodies or spoofs that make fun of a more serious film or genre. ... Other elements include cowboys, Indians, horses, lassos, guns, cattle drives, and, sometimes, a little romance. ...

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Greek tragedy and comedy originated with the chores, and because of this, the most important part of the performance space was the orchestra. ... The prose, the lyrics, and the dancing were the three composing elements of tragedy. ... The masks of tragedy and comedy were of an ordinary, face-fitting size, with numerous styles and textures of wigs attached. ...

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They say that this play is the most purely romantic of Shakespeare's comedies. ... is a comedy combining elements of love, fairies, magic, and dreams. This play is a comedy about five couples who suffer through love's strange games and the evil behind the devious tricks. ...

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The play was communicated through many different elements. ... This production is a farcical comedy that moves nicely from slapstick to drama. ... The visual elements of the performance truly brought this play together. ... I believe that all of these elements of spectacle and music helped enhance the meaning of this play. This play contained so many elements of theatricalism. ...

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In Act 1, scene 2, Edmund responds to Edgar's entrance with the following: "Pat he comes, like the catastrophe of the old comedy. ... Foakes, the term "catastrophe" refers here to an "arbitrary or contrived denouement as in old fashioned comedy," but the word also suggests a natural disaster, such as a storm (n. 134). ... " (2.2.180-185) Following Edgar's mention of "the winds" and "the sky," the term "the country" serves as the third item in this series of natural elements. ...

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Film Genres are made up of many elements with the most dominant dimensions Conventions, Formulas, and Expectation, which are uses to identify certain genres and distinguish them from others. ... Giving a film a genre can be very daunting, as there are many different hybrid genres and subgenres, but the book focuses on six different groupings of films that are generally defined as genres: comedies, westerns, melodramas, musicals, horror films and crime films. In comedies in which central characters are often defined by distinctive physical characteristics, narrative emphasizes episodes more the...

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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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Although most of the conflict in the play stems from the troubles of romance, and although the play involves a number of romantic elements, it is not truly a love story; it distances the audience from the emotions of the characters in order to poke fun at the torments and difficulties that those in love face. The tone of the play is so lighthearted that the audience never doubts that things will end happily, and it is therefore free to enjoy the comedy without being caught up in the tension of an uncertain outcome. ... The juxtaposition of Bottom as we see him at first (as a rather pompous k...

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All the elements in the production seemed to fit together really well, the performers knew what they were doing and the set up for the stage was just great, considering it was not a large theatre, they moved around and used the space so well that they stage seemed to be really big. ... The Director made really good use of extras to move the stage around, for example there was a part where there were 4 monkeys on stage and when they were leaving the stage the monkeys took some visual elements that were not needed anymore with them; while the other performers took the attention of the audience ...

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The biggest laugh in the second half of the film is assembled lovingly, over time, out of many small elements. It involves an assignment to set designer Polly Deutsch (Anjelica Huston) to build a replica of one of the elements of Stonehenge, which will descend onto the stage during a big production number. ... After Being entered onto the American Film Institute's 100 Greatest Comedies List you would think their goal was accomplished. ...

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PULP FICTION The film Pulp Fiction is incredible. The movie impresses me in so many ways. In 1995 it won an Oscar for Best Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen. It surely deserved such an honor. Never before has a movie been made with such uniquely twisted displays of plot and story combin...

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It is quite probably one of the most hilarious comedy and war movie back in the 60's. ... By this we understand that due to that one mistake by the general, the entire world, all living elements, were forced to endure his mistake just like we are forced to endure all the chemicals that is around us in our societies. ...

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My news critique is about a story that reported on an attempted rape victim in Huntsville, Alabama. The victim, Kelly Dodson, was interviewed on July 28, 2010, by Elizabeth Gentle, a reporter for NBC affiliate WAFF-48 News. The purpose of the story was to inform local citizens about the tragedy that...

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