repeat and why? Does it contain antitheses of any kind and why?’ Does it contain an oxymoron (or more than one) and why? Does it rely on Petrarchan devices and why? What are the main metaphors (or similes) and why? Are there puns or double entendres and why? You will not find all the devices‚ but you must show a strong understand of how the language serves the text. Declare your evidence and offer a logical critical reason for the evidence being probative (or proving something
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Lysistrata The Peloponnesian war has been going on for eighteen long years and the beautiful Lysistrata in common with the other wives of Athens‚ is tired of the absence of their warrior husbands. She decides that it is time to bring an end to this situation by boycotting their husbands from their wives love. Lysistrata gathered the women of Athens and told them about her plan of how she’s going to end this situation and some of the women argued over and over‚ but the beautiful Lysistrata managed
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Comedic Devices - A Midsummer Night’s Dream Challenger/English 2 R/CP/H In your reading of A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ as well as in class‚ you have been exploring how Shakespeare creates humor. We may have acted out some scenes or specific lines‚ and have begun to analyze passages in order to expand upon your knowledge of what makes the play funny and why. As you begin reading Act V‚ you should continue to think about what comedic devices Shakespeare uses. Below is a list of comedic devices
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laugh. The nurse is also a comic character “Suffer every nerve to use me at his pleasure”‚ so the nurse makes a double-entendre without knowing it. Even into Act 3 Scene 1 we can still find comedy. Tybalt makes a pun joke “Mercutio‚ thou consort`st with Romeo.” Romeo also makes a joke “beat down their weapons.” The Elizabethan audience would have been laughing at these double-entendres. Even when Mercutio is about to die he still makes jokes “Ay a scratch a scratch”‚ so even if he is hurt he just
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evident through the household‚ government and in wars. Women also had some political ability which has been made evident through the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes where Lysistrata portrays the political ability by bringing the devastating Peloponnesian was to a end. The roles played by men and women in ancient Greek society are made evident through the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes. In the play an indication is given of women’s role in the households and their relationship with man. As this play
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imaginations are as foul” In hamlet act III. ii This double entendre has two interpretations. Hamlet speaks about his plot against Claudius to Horatio. Either what the ghost revealed to him is false‚ or he has gone crazy and has imagined it all. “You shall see anon” In hamlet act III. ii A perfect example of an obsolete word. This word just means “right away”. “What‚ frighted with false fire” In hamlet act III. ii This double entendre has two interpretations. Fire means destruction or renewal
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I wrote this prior to my first GCSE controlled assessment‚ Enjoy. (It’s more of an analysis than an essay but could still help you.) The scene begins with a mock conflict between Mercutio and Benvolio‚ Mercutio’s rapier wit contrasts starkly with Benvolio’s pedestrian honesty. The banter of the Montague boys is goog natured irony. The scene opens with Benvolio‚ the peacekeeper‚ begging Mercutio “I pray thee good Mercutio‚ let’s retire” Benvolio is trying to avoid conflict just as he did in
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changes was the sexual "liberation" of the youth‚ which was brought upon by young couple’s access to automobiles‚ which consequentially became "hot-dating-spots"‚ substituting for the family living room. "Parking" was a term coined in that era as a double entendre describing both the physical act of having a stopped vehicle‚ and also as the not-so-innocent act of premarital‚ um‚ "parking". It was in the height of this revolution that Cummings wrote this graphic poem. Given Cummings’ history as a Unitarian
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how composers use language to construct and perform masculine and feminine aspects of identity‚ investigating its contextual foundations by creating voices and characters to challenge language and gender codes. Language used in Elizabeth with double entendre and metaphor‚ combined with the language constraints of the films context‚ allows for the subtle challenging of established gender roles as a part of identity. Kapur also plays with film devices in a manner as to give depth to a scene and draw
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Aristophanes’ play Lysistrata provides the audience with a comedic relief to one of the more pervading themes of war and peace‚ while also highlighting the empowerment of women. The setting of this play takes place during a time when war was customary and fighting between countrymen was familiar. Aristophanes wrote the play during the Peloponnesian War when Athens and Sparta were engaging in continuous battles that weakened supplies and destroyed cities. Athens unfortunately was suffering a great
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