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    A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor: John Morreall What humans find funny is so subjective‚ thus it is one of the strangest things that humans do. With just a few actions or a few words‚ our whole demeanor changes and‚ “…Our diaphragms move up and down in spasms‚ expelling air from our lungs and making staccato vocal sounds (Morreall‚ 2). Why do we laugh? What is humor? What is the difference between laughter and humor? In A Comprehensive Philosophy of Humor‚ John Morreall attempts to answer these

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    Ben Sargalski H nMrs. Elmkies Western Literature 5/31/13 Humor and Entertainment in Shakespearean Times Humor and entertainment in renaissance Europe was an important part of the daily life for people. Even though they didn’t have TV or the internet they had many forms of entertainment and humor that most of which are still popular today. A few of these were; theater‚ music and dancing‚ and literature. Theater was perhaps one of the most if not the most popular form of entertainment during

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    Humor in A Tale of Two Cities This novel is filled with humor but one scene that catches attention as humorous is in Chapter one of the Second Book‚ Jerry Cruncher is the most comical character in the book and in this particular scene he yells at his wife for praying against her. This is comical because it is so absurd especially the way Dickens depicts it. Mr.Cruncher wa kes up to find his wife praying and yells twice that she is “at it agin” (Dickens 56)‚ so he continues to throw a muddy boot

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    creative abilities to make a point of human shortcomings through ingenious writings and comical sketches. James Oliver Thurber‚ a satirical‚ Ohio-born writer‚ was born in Columbus on December 8‚ 1894. Thurber wrote of himself that he "was born on a night of wild portent and high wind…The house‚ which is still standing‚ bears no tablet or plaque of any description‚ and is never pointed out to visitors" (Barbieri 8:18). The Thurber family was never seen as the typical American family. They always found

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    English 111 28 February 2014 Humor and Conflict in The Importance of Being Earnest Comedy often uses conflict to create a dull‚ everyday situation into something exciting and people find them funny because we often laugh at the mishaps of others. When the characters’ viewpoints are extreme and exaggerated‚ it makes the situation amusing to watch and follow since things are getting crazy. In The Importance of Being Earnest‚ by Oscar Wilde‚ successfully creates humorous outcomes from disagreements

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    To Kill a Mockingbird Advanced Placement in English Literature and Composition Teaching Unit Study Guide Teacher’s Copy Chapter 1 1. What narrative point of view does Harper Lee use to begin the story? The story is told in fi rst person‚ from the point of view of Scout‚ who is six years old at the beginning of the story. The story is told as a fl ashback‚ with the adult character of Scout describing events that happened when she was a child. 2. What can the reader expect to learn from

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    The author of "Casey At The Bat" uses humor to describe Casey’s experiences. He uses this all through out the story. one example is when the poem says." Then while the writing pitcher ground the ball into his hip defiance flashed in Casey’s eye a sneer curled Casey’s lip and now the leather covered sphere came hurtling through the air and Casey stood watching close by the sturdy batsman the ball unheeded speed "that ain’t my style" said Casey strike one the umpire said. this is humorous because

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    them to be funny. He wrote them with a pattern. The comedies have many similarities‚ such as characterization‚ theme‚ plot‚ and language‚ hidden in them that one would not see without analyzing the plays. For example‚ A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ Twelfth Night‚ and Much Ado About Nothing all have much in common. Each comedy contains many themes. One similar one‚ however‚ is the theme of love‚ deceit‚ and fickleness. In A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ the love potion symbolizes peoples ability to be fickle

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    moment where his roommate used to pretend that Holden’s expensive suitcase was his. Holden explains that if a person’s suitcase is better than the other person’s they “think if they’re intelligent and all‚ the other person‚ and have a good sense of humor‚ that they don’t give a damn whose suitcases are better‚ but they do” (142). Since Holden is

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    an Athenian man‚ portrays insult comedy. Insult comedy is the use of insults‚ often one liners‚ at the expense of another character to create comedy. In this case Insult comedy is used to insult another person or object with the intent of creating humor. In act 1‚ scene 1‚ Lysander and Demetrius are fighting over the beloved Hermia. Egeus‚ Hermia’s father‚ expresses his wish to Theseus‚ the duke of Athens for Hermia to be married to Demetrius. However‚ Hermia loves Lysander and refuses Egeus’s offer

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