WHAT ARE THE DIFFICULTIES OF TRANSLATING HUMOUR FROM ENGLISH INTO SPANISH USING THE SUBTITLED BRITISH COMEDY SKETCH SHOW LITTLE BRITAIN AS A CASE STUDY? Charles Harrison BA (Honours) Applied Languages University of Portsmouth School of Languages and Area Studies Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences March 2012 Table of Contents Abstract…………………………………………………………………...1 Introduction………………………………………………………………2 Chapter 1: Humour and Subtitling……………………………………...4
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In the romantic comedy play ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ by William Shakespeare‚ the human condition is reflected upon in a variety of ways. Shakespeare expands on several aspects of the human condition‚ such as the social‚ cultural and personal aspects‚ in particular the vices and virtue in human nature by exploring them through his characters. He is able to show serious reflections on the human condition by exploring a variety of themes which are used throughout the play‚ such as deception as a double
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unquestioningly” and I believe that both Katherina and Bianca both fit these roles but when and how they fit these roles are different. Subservient women are typical within Shakespearean comedy therefore there are women who are prepared to obey in this comedy‚ Dr Fores Lopez stated ‘their [men and women in Shakespearean comedies/England] obligations were strictly subdivided. Men were given force and power while women had to content themselves to be obedient and submissive’. This quotation supports the essay
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drama is that comedies end happily‚ while tragedies do not. To what extent is the ending of Twelfth Night a happy one? Twelfth Night Or What You Will is renowned for being one of Shakespeare’s finest achievements in comedy. The basis of a comedy lies in its characters and plot‚ both of which merge together in a formula to produce an end resolution that can be interpreted as happy‚ and also‚ specifically in the case of Twelfth Night‚ festive. The construction of a comedy usually entails
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The comedy of the Importance of Being Earnest uses spoken language to convey comical actions rather than physical actions. The Importance of Being Ernest is a drama because of its origins as a play‚ but also a contextual comedy as the characters follow the general format of falling in love with each other and ending with the idea of marriage. However‚ the play is also very satirical‚ making light of the aristocratic classes‚ exaggerating the upper-class morals and the frivolity of the characters
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tragedy than comedy or a mixture of both? Through the use of many linguistic‚ structural and comic features‚ Samuel Beckett’s Waiting For Godot successfully places a wayfaring line between the two genres of tragedy and comedy. With the opening showing the two main characters Vladimir (Didi) and Estragon (Gogo) in a barren setting with useless props such as Gogo’s boot and Didi’s hat and a leafless tree‚ there is an instant confusion created with a question as to whether this is truly a comedy at all.
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A: Number 1 Dramatic irony is used to create comedy in this play. Write an essay explaining the effectiveness of this literary device in the first Act of "Twelfth Night". Twelfth Night In the play "Twelfth Night" by William Shakespeare the playwright uses much dramatic irony. Dramatic irony occurs when the audience knows something in the play that the characters themselves do not know‚ but act out. It is very effective in creating humor and comedy. Here are some examples of dramatic irony: Towards
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’A comedy then is a problem-solving story‚ ending in resolution and order and normally symbolised by marriage.’ How far would you agree with this statement when looking at Act 5 in ’Twelfth Night’? Shakespeare’s comedy ’Twelfth Night’ is mainly comedic due to the dramatic irony which is consistent throughout the play due to Viola‚ Sebastian’s twin‚ pretending to be a man named Cesario. This is evident in Act 1 Scene 4 when Orsino is praising Cesario for how much of a woman ’he’ looks. ’Diana’s
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The fragmented‚ repetitive and obscure use of dialogue by the two derelict protagonists‚ Vladimir and Estragon‚ in Beckett’s existentialist drama‚ ‘Waiting for Godot’ is often not deemed as significant or as engaging as the action of the protagonists within this comedic play. As such‚ it becomes clear throughout the play that the repetitive action engages the audience through frustration due to its inconclusive and relentless nature that contributes to the meaninglessness of the play. This offers
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@?^*y^v\ OUMHT2O3 VE RSITY ASSIGNMENT SUBMISSION AND ASSESSMENT - ENGLISH FOR WRITTEN COMMUNICATION JANUARY 2013 I NSTR A CTI ONS TO STA D E NTS I . This assignment contains only ONE (l) question that is set in the language ofthe printed module for the course. 1.5 line spacing. 3. Your assignment should be typed using l2 point Times New Roman font and 4. 5. Your assignment should be between 10ffi to 1300 words excluding references. The number of words should
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