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    How Far Do You Agree With The View That Lady Bracknell Does Create Comedy in ‘The Importance of Being Earnest’?  When deciding if a character creates comedy or not it is important to weigh up the pros and cons of their main attributes. For me‚ overall Lady Bracknell does create comedy so I agree with the view but as with anything else it is arguable. It is clear the her triviality‚ character inversion and Wilde’s use of stock character create comedy although it can be argued that she is nonsensical

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    King Lear: Like Father Like Daughter? The statement “Like father‚ like son/daughter” is a statement which can often be difficult to prove. However in the case of several characters in Shakespeare’s “King Lear” the statement is especially evident. After examining the personalities and relationships of the main characters‚ one will discover how similar many of the characters are to each other‚ specifically comparisons between parents to their children. King Lear‚ with three diverse daughters surprisingly

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    Horror is a film genre intended to receive a negative emotional response from the audience. Comedy‚ on the other hand is intended to make the audience laugh. Horror films and comedy films‚ both attract sizable audiences every year; beside the simple fact that horror films were produced to scare people‚ and comedy films were produced to make people laugh‚ both genres share plenty of differences‚ but also some similarities. Horror films are those known to create fear by depicting gore‚ ghosts‚ killers

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    for the central character. With the fortunate turn of events surrounding this character‚ The Merchant of Venice is a classic example of Aristotelian comedy. good Aristotle was very clear in the definitions of comedynice transition. Although there are many different ways to analyze and interpret different types of comedy‚ the central theme of comedy is a happy ending. Tragedy is more cryptic when it comes to its interpretation. Aristotle defined tragedy as having all of the following: A hero‚ a tragic

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    In Titian’s Pastoral Symphony‚ the two nude figures depicted were received entirely different than Manet’s nude figure in Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe. In the 16th century‚ the Venetians developed a style of soft-colored lighting on figures and landscapes that lead to a tempered depiction of the nude that was easier to appreciate‚ where as in 19th century European art the mode was focused on realism and depicted nudity in a less idealized manner that was harsher and more abrupt. Both Pastoral Symphony and

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    Just Like Heaven Elizabeth Masterson (Reese Witherspoon) is a work-alcoholic San Francisco doctor with no time for a life and David Abbott is a grieving widow. One fateful night will change both of their lives forever. Dr. Masterson’s older sister‚ has set her up on yet another blind dinner date at her house and has ordered her younger sister to join. Running late and excited about a recent promotion‚ Elizabeth doesn’t see the semi-truck coming at her head on before its too late. David Abbott

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    F.Scott Fitzgerald’s quote ‚ “whenever you feel like criticizing any one‚” he told me‚” just remember that all the people in this world haven’t had the advantages that you’ve had”‚ which begin the story the Great Gatsby. This quote itself portrays many different messages and creates different reactions in different people. The way I personally understand the quote‚ is that‚ don’t judge someone less you know have the right facts or you have personally stood in that persons position. More

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    to identify with a group‚ conformity is imperative‚ and as a result‚ individuality and identity is compromised. The realtionship between conformity as a notion of understanding and therefore‚ belonging‚ is explored throughout Shakespeares play As You Like It‚ Peter Skryecki’s poem "Feliks Skryznecki" and Shaun Tans picture book "Tales From Outer Suburbia". Peter Skryznecki’s poem "Feliks Skryznecki"‚ is an insightful poem which explores a sons disconnection with his father‚ Feliks‚ but more importantly

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    Funeral Protests Pro/Con You May Not Like it‚ But the Alternative is Worse. Funeral protests have been an issue for years. During this most recent war‚ as soldiers were coming home to be laid to rest‚ Westboro Baptist Church made headlines by protesting at the funerals of fallen soldiers. During the services‚ members of the church would gather outside of many of the military funerals waving signs that had offensive messages on them such as‚ “God Hates You”‚ and “Thank God for Dead Soldiers”. The

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    Who are the most influential writers of comedy on screen over the last two decades? It would be hard to argue that any genre on TV hasn’t changed‚ followed social trends or broken out into sub-genres in the past twenty years but comedy specifically has changed drastically since the early nineties. Being a genre that relies heavily on social issues and the public perception of what is accepted as funny‚ comedy is constantly evolving and with it so does the writers and the writing behind the sitcoms

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