Shakespeare and his influence on the society. They all know Shakespeare but he thinks Shakespeare is overrated and old-fashioned. He says that the humour in Shakespeare’s plays are not funny anymore. “Humour moves quickly‚ and it has moved beyond the reach of the vast majority of Shakespearean drama” This qoute shows the writers opinion of Shakespeare’s humour. Also as mentioned before the writer is of the opinion that Shakespeare has a hatred of women.“To watch Shakespeare
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that he is the count and that he is married to Olivia “ Having been three months married to her‚ sitting in my state” - Malvolio Technique- Soliloquy (source of humour) “And the spirit of humors intimate reading aloud to him” – Sir Toby Belch technique- soliloquy of narration (sharing the humour) technique- word play (used for humour) “And “o” shall end‚ I
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that due to the religious turmoil of the Elizabethan era‚ Hamlet’s reference to God in Act IV was significant to show that people of this era had the same god‚ whether Catholic or Protestant. Furthermore‚ due to the culture at the time of studying humours‚ the melancholic character and psychology of Hamlet would have been of great interest to the audience. Lastly‚ being under the constant threat of war from the neighbouring countries of Spain and France‚ the audience would have related to the message
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Evaluating Sitcoms – Bewitched Bewitched is a situation comedy‚ produced in the year 1964 and set in America. The main characters include Samantha and Darrin Stephens. The program Bewitched conveys the premise to not make assumptions about someone instantly – because there may be more to a person then what meets the eye. The pilot of Bewitched begins with the orientation‚ establishing the status of the newly wed couple. Darrin is portrayed as the breadwinner of the family‚ and Samantha is presented
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Summary of: 1944 the Year I Learned to Love a German Mordecai Richler is mostly known for his participation in Canadian literature. His use of humour and cultural as well as social themes also adds an aspect to his texts. In the article: 1944: The Year I learned to Love a German‚ cultural and social references‚ themes such as war and humour will all be emphasized. In: 1944: The Year I Learned to Love a German‚ cultural and social events are very obvious. For example‚ Mordecai Richler was raised
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Bakhtin wrote ‘Introduction’ because he believed that in the writing of Rabelais‚ exists the evidence to discover the history of folk humour‚ and the practices of the Renaissance Carnival‚ the carnival being an example of a predominately oral culture which is often misinterpreted. The aim of Bahktin’s introduction is to try and shed some light on the culture of folk humour in the Middle Ages and the Renaissance and to offer a description of it’s original traits. (4) Bahktin commences the writing by
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and Irony to create humour. “The Simpsons” & “The Big Bang Theory” are television shows that also engage the audiences with the same comedic techniques. The comedic technique satire is used in comedies to make fun and criticize the stupidity and weakness of individuals. In the Shakespeare’s comedy ‘The Taming of the Shrew’‚ satire was used to criticize unfair social customs and unfortunate people. The technique satire was often exaggerated to engage the audience with humour. An example of satire
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accurately - but I play with wonderful expression.". However‚ The Importance of Being Earnest has other types of comedy‚ such as‚ comedy of humours and farce. Comedy of humours focuses on a character of range of characters‚ who have an over riding trait or humour that dominates their personality. For example‚ Algernon’s greed. Farce is a dramatic comedy that creates humour through a series of ludicrous events taking place in rapid succession. For example‚ Cecily andGwendolyn fighting over the same man who
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Is Shrek a conventional fairytale? Analyse how the makers of Shrek use the conventions of a fairytale and comment on the ways the film both typifies and subverts the genreWhat are fairytales? Fairytales are stories with a moral which have been passed down from generation to generation mainly orally. When we consider fairytales we think of; Prince charming‚ damsel in distress‚ evil witch and a happy ending. These so called “fairytales” started off as very gruesome and brutal stories about how children
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appeal to the humor of the Elizabethan audience from the most unsophisticated peasant to the most proper and formal noble of the era. Humour has a very important role in Romeo and Juliet as it creates a vast array of emotions and prepares the audience/reader for more serious and less humorous events to come later on in the play. The most obvious form of humour that is evident in the play is the use of puns‚ jokes and ironic comments. These forms of humor are
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