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    Old Comedy

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    The first period of the ancient Greek comedy is known as Old Comedy. Out of the forty poets who are named as having illustrated the style of Old Comedy in 460-404 B.C. Aristophanes was one of the chiefs‚ whose works‚ with their political satire of sexual innuendo‚ effectively defines the genre today. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Comedy) Also known as the Father of Comedy and the representative of Old Comedy‚ Aristophanes has been said to have recreated the life of Ancient Athens more convincingly

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    Shakespeare - Comedy

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    similar comedic characteristics and then other plays are the exact opposite of comedy. Shakespeare wrote tragedies‚ romance‚ history‚ comedy and problem plays all with great success. During the performance of these plays there was no scenery so great time was taken when developing the characters and the plot so the plays would be entertaining. A Midsummers Night’s Dream and Much Ado About Nothing are just two of the comedies Shakespeare wrote. These two plays have many things in common where as Measure

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    The origins of comedy

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    The origins of comedy are in the 5th Century BC. So this was in the Greek era- these plays were performed in Classical Athens as parts of festivals called Dionysia. These were performed on different days to tragedies. Greek comedies would be zany and would mock both political and philosophical ideas. Aristophanes a prolific writer of comedy during the 4th and 5th century BC he is first and foremost a political writer; a satirist most commonly known for mocking the politicians of the time. Aristophanes

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    Comedy Critique

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    Comedy Critique Goethe’s Faust and Voltaire’s Candide were two of the most interesting books that I have ever read! Both comedies were very different from each other in many ways. The structure of both books varied significantly. I enjoyed Candide more than Faust partially due to the structure. I found that because Faust almost entirely rhymed that it was harder to follow. It was very distracting to me and I felt as if the rhyming took away from the story. Candide was told more like a story and

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    Comedy and Humor

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    humor. Some may find it offensive because the joke makes fun of their culture or their personality. We experience comedy in our everyday lives‚ or when we sit down to watch a funny movie. In modern day most comedy targets a certain group of people or race. Humor is the quality or being amusing‚ however it is funny only to some extent otherwise it may become a form of bulling‚ and comedy is in our nature so people should laugh to stay happy. Humor is something amusing that makes you and other people

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    The Divine Comedy

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    always been one of the most controversial topics when it comes to diversity. Each religion throughout the world has its own perception of morality‚ what is good and evil. These come with rewards and punishments‚ Dante Alighieri’s epic poem‚ the Divine Comedy‚ gives an insight to the culmination of medieval thinking developed by the Church. Since Dante’s date of birth is unknown‚ it is theorized that he was born around 1265. He was born in Florence at the early stages of the Renaissance‚ and he is considered

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    Lear and Comedy

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    Lear and Comedy.... Lear and Comedy. Strangely enough‚ it is G. Wilson Knight‚ a critic famous (not to say notorious) for a vehemently Christian interpretation of Shakespeare’s plays‚ who notes in The Wheel of Fire some of the comedic aspects of King Lear[1]. Whether or not the harsh moral ecology of King Lear fits comfortably with the Christian ethos of forgiveness‚ structural elements of comedy are plainly present in King Lear‚ quite apart from the sardonic humour of the Fool. Indeed‚ a ‘happy

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    Satire and Comedy

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    Satire Satire is a term applied to any work of literature or art whose objective is ridicule. It has significant functions in social and political criticism. Satirical literature exposes foolishness in all its forms‚ such as vanity‚ hypocrisy‚ sentimentality etc. It also attempts to effect reform through such exposure. Satirists‚ therefore‚ design a work of literature focusing on human or individual vices‚ follies‚ abuses‚ or shortcomings

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    The Comedy of Hamlet

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    The Comedy of Hamlet Shakespearean plays are often known for their outstanding entertainment and classic comic conflict. In his masterwork‚ Hamlet‚ Shakespeare uses these aspects to serve his thematic purpose. He has used comedy throughout many of his historic plays‚ but in this play‚ comedy is the drawing point that makes it fun and entertaining‚ yet clear and intuitive. Generally‚ his tragedies are not seen as comical‚ but in reality‚ they are full of humor. However‚ these comic elements don’t

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    The Romantic Era

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    Everyone in this society has his or her own definition of the word “romantic.” The word gives off the notion of “sentiment and sentimentality‚ a visionary or idealistic lack of reality. It connotes fantasy and fiction. It has been associated with different times and with distant places: the island of Bali‚ the world of the Arabian Nights‚ the age of the troubadours and even Manhattan.”(Kreis) Romanticism is used all over the world as it relates to many different things. From advertisements in

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