Every Shakespearian tragedy contains common elements; included in these are the moral flaws or weaknesses of a tragic hero. ... In many cases, these elements of madness are too complex for a high school audience to fully comprehend. ... Betrayal and deceit are also common elements of the Shakespearian tragedy. ... The setting in a Shakespearian comedy is commonly that of a far off land. ... Aside from comedic entertainment, the comedies of Shakespeare do contain moral values. ...

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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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Dark Comedy and the Genre Model There are three main genres in which every story can be categorized into, Tragedy, Comedy, and Tragicomedy. ... Approaching from the comedic side it is hard to see how The extremely comedic or happy could indeed be Tragic. ... Not your usual happy ending a comedy would have. ... A Tragicomic story has both happy and sad, but its humor is of the comedic form, not of the extremely Tragic form found in Dark Comedies. So while a Tragicomic story is comprised of both elements, a Dark Comedy is the unrealistic extent of the Tragic. ...

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One aspect of comedy that Much Ado About Nothing portrays is love affair. ... Like all comedies, the play ends in happy matrimony. Another characteristic of comedy is presented through witty dialogue. ... According to Neely, "of Shakespeare's thirteen comedies, Much Ado About Nothing uniquely blends elements from them all"(128). She continues by saying "It is linked by the romantic comedies and problem comedies by virtue of the [relations] of its two couples, its two plots" (128). ...

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In assessing the extent of aggressive comedy in Twelfth Night it is important to look at the source material. ... The sword fight gives Twelfth Night aggressive comedy in the literal sense of the phrase. ... The comical elements of this play do tend to have an extra edge to them. ... The argumentative exchanges between them allow a conflict to cause comedy, aggressive comedy. ... This is evidence of a play being, as Fluchere said, "only on the fringe of comedy". ...

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Gargantua and Pantagruel Today our world is filled with laughter: thousands of comedy shows are on television everyday, and hundreds of movie comedies are being released every month. ... I will discuss the elements of laughter by relating to Rabelais's "Gargantua and Pantagruel" and compare Rabelais's days to those of the present. ... For instance, "Cheech and Chong" was considered one of the most popular comedy movies in the United States in the seventy's. ... It is these cultural values that keep us interested in comedy. ...

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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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However, Chekhov called his own play a farce, or more of a comedy. ... Firs, a senile manservant, is the next to add comic elements as he hobbles across the stage also talking to himself. ... The characters and their unusual situations and dialogue are by far the most humorous elements of the play. ... Gayev's actions also suggest comedy in The Cherry Orchard. ... The most interesting aspect of the tragedy/comedy argument is the fact that the tragic or comedic element is really relative to the point of view of the reader. ...

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This scene is one of the first in the film that lacks any comedic, sarcastic or humorous overtone. ... This element of of comedy and tragedy in this film has a very powerful effect. . ... The scene in which the actor and his mistress are caught by the smith, the woman's husband has many humorous elements although in the end, upon reflection is a very dark and unpleasant scene. ... ESSAY DISCUSSION: Explore aspects of comedy and tragedy independently and as hybrids in different works dealing with similar themes. ... Examining comedy and tragedy and the way in which both these ...

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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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Simply it is a reaction in the brain that causes laughter, this reaction is triggered by several comedic mechanisms. ... This is one of 6 Comedic Mechanisms used to produce laughter, they are Surprise, Recognition, Superiority, Shock Humor, Aggression, and Skill The First Comedic Mechanism is Surprise. ... For example, the Elements Song by Tom Lehrer is hilarious because he names 114 elements in under 2 minutes to the Tune of I am a major modern general. some people believe that showing skill is not actually making people laugh but making people express joy and happiness because Emotiona...

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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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The play is classed as one of the sixteen comedy plays but it is also aproblem? play due to the tragic elements woven throughout the intricate plot. ... falls into one of the more difficult comedy plays. ... is a comedy play so we know that the play is set to include a harmonious ending, common sense allows us to guess that Shylock will lose the trial. ...

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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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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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Hesiod, who was a farmer, also praised the farmer's for enduring in a long silent struggle with the earth and its elements. ... Comedy was also seen during the 400's BC. Aristophanes, who wrote plays in the style Old Comedy, was a great writer of comic plays. ... With its elements of political and social satire, government leaders no longer permitted Old Comedy. ...

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In this film, many comedic situations arise. ... Another comedy convention is absurdity. ... Another example of a comedy characteristic is deadpan. ... Spy Kids 2 incorporates many characteristics of comedy. Elements of horror are continuously seen throughout the movie. ...

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These elements place it among Shakespeare's problem plays like Troilus and Cressida and All's Well That Ends Well. ... The play Measure for Measure offers that the power of good can untangle all plots, right all wrongs, and lead to martial happiness in traditional comedic style. ... The play is easily understood as a traditional secular comedy whose themes have been drawn from a prominent Christian text. ... Measure for Measure is considered to be a comedy, but the title is very misleading. Some critics consider it a particularly "dark" comedy for its bitterness and cynicism. ...

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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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The Divine Comedy is viewed as a poem of grandeur that defies any classification (Critical Survey, 1230). ... The Divine Comedy was written to express Dante's interest in human nature and individual dilemmas. ... Throughout the Divine Comedy, Dante uses number symbolism and vivid imagery to illustrate his views of Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. The Divine Comedy is thoroughly based on the use of number symbolism. ... The number four represents the seasons, elements, directions, and cardinal virtues. ...

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After the success of his historical play, he wrote a tragedy called Titus Andronicus, and then The Comedy of Errors, a humorous comedy. ... Not many play writes of this time mixed comedy with tragedy, but he did this because the two elements combine in real life and he felt they were free to combine in his plays. ... "In the early days of The Globe, Shakespeare wrote three of his best romantic comedies: Twelfth Night, As You Like It, and Much Ado About Nothing. ... After many comedies, Shakespeare wrote the Roman tragedy Julius Caesar. ...

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