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    Good Comedy is tragedy narrowly averted. How far do you agree with this statement with reference to ‘Much Ado about Nothing’? Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ (MAAN) juxtaposes the themes of love and deceit and how deception can be used for good or evil. This juxtaposition creates a fine line between tragedy and comedy for the audience and portrays the tragic elements underlying in comedy. There are many moments within MAAN that could easily become tragic highlighting the idea that good comedy

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    I have chosen Stereotyping‚ quick judgement‚ and projection as my three common errors in judgement from this week’s READ and ATTEND section. I believe in my career field I can relate to these judgements and explain how I overcome these areas that law enforcement often has issues with. Stereotyping is the widely accepted fixed image of a certain group of people. Law enforcement has had a long history with stereotyping of certain groups of people. I have many friends that are African American

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    Tragedy and its Tragic Heroes Tragedy: A story that tells of the ruin of a great man. In tragedies the main character can sometimes be characterized as a tragic hero. A tragic hero is “a literary character‚ who makes an error of judgment or has a fatal flaw‚”(Merriam Webster) which is actually their downfall. In Oedipus The King‚ the main character‚ the king of Thebes‚ is seen as the tragic hero on this particular tragedy. Now‚ fast-forwarding through time to 1949 Arthur Miller wrote Death

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    Satire Satire is writing that ridicules the faults of individuals‚ groups‚ institutions‚ society‚ culture‚ or even humanity in general. Although satire is often humorous‚ its purpose is not simply to make readers laugh but also to correct the shortcomings that it points out. Satire is therefore a form of persuasive writing. Sarcasm and irony are commonly used in satirical stories. A great example of satire lies in The Unknown Citizen by W. H. Auden. It is a dark satire about what can possibly

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    Why the Merchant of Venice is more tragic than comic * “The tragic feeling is invoked in us when we are in the presence of a character who is ready to lay down his life‚ if need be‚ to secure one thing‚ his sense of personal dignity” – Arthur Miller * Leading up to Shylock’s trial he undergoes a lot of struggle with regards to his bond with Antonio where. Antonio deceives Shylock when he doesn’t pay him and escapes the clause of the bond (pound of flesh). * Shylock At the same time

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    Divine Comedy still inspires 700 years after its writing‚ and has not yet yielded all of its secrets‚ though it is one of the most widely studied works ever to be written. The name “Dante” and that of The Divine Comedy are known the world over‚ but what of the man Dante? What of the allegory beneath his verses? The history of the Divine Poet‚ his life‚ his love and the mysteries of his great achievements are known to relatively few‚ compared to the number of people who have read the Comedy. My purpose

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    Rhetoric 195 29 November 2011 The Illusions of Romantic Comedies and its Effect on Marriage It is no surprise that while the media is a source for news‚ education‚ and primarily entertainment‚ it has also been influencing society regarding our beliefs and values in a variety of ways. Consequently‚ media influence is often used in studies such as communication and sociology‚ to examine the affects it has on its audience. Sociologists refer to this as a mediated culture where media reflects

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    especially comedies‚ tragedies and historical plays. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a classic example of Shakespearean comedy. A comedy is a kind of drama which is intended primarily to entertain the audience and in which the characters ultimately triumph over adversity. Shakespeare was influenced by the concept of intertextuality and there are literary interferences all the time in his plays. In Shakespeare’s comedies‚ there is no satiric excess. They are light-hearted comedies of errors‚ whose main

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    Love in Disguise: Analysis of a Shakespearean Comedy Throughout Twelfth Night Shakespeare uses the art of disguise to complicate the relationships formed between the characters of the play. The first character to assume a disguise was Viola who disguised herself as a man in order to get a good job for the count. Other examples of disguise include Malvolio who dresses in cross-garters in order to try and impress Olivia and Feste who pretends to be Sir Topas while Malvolio is locked in the dark

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    Humanity needs government in order to thrive and progress. According to the documents that describe the Neolithic error‚ which will later be discussed in depth‚ the laws that were set up by government were there to guide the people in moral and spiritual conduct. Furthermore if it were not for the ‘social ladder’ created by government‚ there would be no aspiration for elevation which resulted in competition among the people. The government also generated the need for specialists. As the state grew

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