Jewel Seng FILM COMEDY FINAL PAPER-East Asian Horror Comedy Date: 16th Dec 2013 Authors‚ readers‚ and those in literary circles use the term ’genre ’ to classify the different modes of expression used in individual works of literature. The importance of this term can most easily be understood when examining the human tendency to classify the majority of items in our society. When we apply this term to film it becomes much more sophisticated‚ this essay will be talking about a film genre called
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development: When one thinks comedy‚ the first impression that comes to mind may be a bundle of gags and pranks‚ or clever wording and bizarre situations that bring joy and laughter to its audience‚ or its victims (mostly). Deriving from Ancient Greece‚ comedy was first recognised as a genre when many playwrights started to satire political situations‚ which not only attracted masses of people but also influenced their views on political figures. As time passed on‚ so did comedy pass on from one generation
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“Nun’s Priest’s Tale” in the Canterbury Tales‚ written by Geoffrey Chaucer‚ can be categorized as comedy. As defined in the Oxford dictionary‚ comedy is a form of professional entertainment consisting of jokes and sketches‚ intended to make an audience laugh. However‚ it may be confusing for some audiences when they find another definition of the word comedy. Also as defined by the Oxford dictionary‚ comedy is a category of theater characterized by its humorous or satirical tone and its depiction of
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c The subtle yet powerful combination of comedy and tragedy in Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis was not an accident. Kafka combined these genres in order to convey the mixture of emotions that accurately mirrors the cruelty of life. The main character‚ Gregor Samsa‚ is used to illustrate the betrayal that can exist in a family unit as well as a place of employment. Together‚ Kafka is making a strong commentary on life in order to express his own feelings of desolation and cynicism regarding society
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The Colorado State University (CSU) Theater brings to light a whole new dimension of the original propaganda film Reefer Madness. They basically turn the film into a musical comedy that pokes fun at the hysteria caused by the original work. However‚ I don’t think it is the artist’s main purpose to just make fun of the ludicrous allegations made by the 1936 production. Instead‚ I think the artists were trying to illustrate how some people will go to the extreme to convince us of their ways even when
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“The play ‘Twelfth Night’ delights in chaos and confusion” To what extent do you agree with this statement? The plotline in many of Shakespeare’s comedies are often considered complicated and confusing. The plots of these plays usually follow a general structure where a comedy contains five acts and where the climax of the play is found in the third. This is where where a big event in the play is carried out to mark this event. This confusion is usually resolved in the last act‚ followed by the
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Q. In what ways is A Midsummer Night’s Dream a Shakespearean comedy? A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic Shakespearean romantic comedy. A genre‚ that attempts to catch the viewer’s heart with the combination of love and humor. It is light-hearted and usually places the protagonists in a humorous situation. It is one of the many kinds of comedy which dates back to the 16th century stage in England and it has an identifiable formula. It has a main plot and a subplot. In the main plot an eligible
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Who Where Why Punishment The Opportunists the vestibule of Hell In life‚ they never chose sides‚ and instead always switched from one side to the the other as it benefitted them. These are forced to eternally chase a banner through the vestibule of Hell. Their souls have dimmed so that they are unrecognizable. While they chase the banner‚ wasps and hornets pursue them and sting them‚ causing pus and other nasty fluids to flow out of their bodies. Maggots and other creepy crawlies are underfoot
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Why The Crucible is A Tragic Comedy Have you ever been dancing in the woods… naked‚ while a colored foreign lady sings songs with only made up words that start and end with the letter B? If so‚ you are to be hanged for witch craft with no question. They were so clueless about having a problem in their town that it went way too far and they didn’t really think things through all the way. People would just run around telling the authorities that so and so is a witch. They would be taken away and
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To truly comprehend Dante’s Divine Comedy‚ although complete comprehension is not necessary to enjoy this literary masterpiece‚ there are several skills one might need to acquire. For instance‚ one helpful piece of knowledge would be the ability to fluently speak Italian‚ since the many translations differ being able to have read Dante’s actual written words and understand them would make reading the Divine Comedy a bit more personal and therefore easier to understand. To catch and understand the
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