ReThe fabulous destiny of Amelie Poulain is a French film written and directed by Jean Pierre Jeunette and set in Montmartre. It is a whimsical description of contemporary Parisian life. This romantic comedy met with critical acclaim and was a box-office success. Amelie‚ aged 23‚ finds behind a loosen tile of her bathroom an old metal box of childhood memorabilia hidden by a boy who lived in her apartment decades earlier. Fascinated by this find‚ she resolves to track down the now adult man who
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Saving Face was a romantic comedy unveiling the truth about how characters identity can cause personal and cultural conflicts. Will and Ma had been keeping a secret from their family making it hard for them to come to terms with themselves and connect with others. However‚ between it all‚ motifs were seen throughout the whole movie expressing thoughts‚ feelings and presence. For instance‚ Ma’s constant calls to Will‚ and tight camera angles in the movie symbolize an intrusion from the outside world
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theme is ‘love’ It is a romantic comedy Technique- a rhyming couplet (two lines that rhyme at the end of a scene) a rhyming couplet is a summary of the scene (summarizing the previous lines) Act 1‚ scene 2 Act 1 scene 2 takes place in a ship wreck and the survivors have been washed up on a beach It is a fantasy world (highly entertaining) Act 1‚ Scene 3 Sir toby is olivia’s uncle Maria is a servant for Olivia Toby‚ Andrew and Maria create majority of the comedy in the play Act 1‚ Scene 4 The
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of alchemy in the Alchemist 5. Discuss the Playboy of the Western World as a dark comedy. 20 OR Analyse the Jimmy - Alison relationship in Look Back in anges. 6. Discuss Doolilttle’s criticism of middle class morality in Pygmalion. 20 OR Critically examine the structures of Waiting for Godot. 7. Write short notes on any two of the following in not more than 200 words each : 2x10=20 (a) Romantic Comedy (b) Shawn Keogh (c) Osric (d) Lucky MEG-2 2
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It has been said that a key role of comedy is to transgress what is normally accepted‚ including social and sexual taboos. How and to what extent do you think this is true of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest? The De fabula of Evanthius said that comedy is “a mirror of everyday life that treats of various habits and customs of public affairs‚ from which one may learn what is of use…and what must be avoided” which is true of the play The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde. However
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How important is gender in creating comedy in the ‘Importance of Being Earnest’? Dramatic comedy originated in Ancient Greece in 5th century BC‚ centred around loose plot lines and exploiting certain situations through parody‚ farce and mockery. Comedy started developing in 4th Century BC where intricate plot lines were introduced‚ commonly based around love and romance and usually culminating in a satisfactory and happy resolution. This is much like the structure of ‘The Importance of Being
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“Confusion and deception are key elements of comedy.” How does Shakespeare present these ideas in Twelfth Night? Confusion and deception are two key elements that occur often in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and they seem to go hand in hand with one another- where one occurs the other is slowly behind. As in most comedies‚ Twelfth Night celebrates different forms of confusion and deception in order to make the play more entertaining and comical Shakespeare incorporates the confusion and deception throughout
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Exaggeration is a hallmark of comedy. Instead of being a serious tragedy‚ Shakespeare makes the characters over exaggerate simple things and problems adding a level of humor instead of seriousness. When Juliet and her father get into an argument instead of sounding serious he sounds
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vacuums‚ waited tables‚ painted‚ and worked as a legal secretary. “Once‚ during a public speaking event‚ DeGeneres found herself frightened by the crowd and used humor to get through the experience. She was a hit‚ and received offers to do stand-up comedy. She began performing in 1981‚ bolstered by her mother’s moral and financial support” (A&E Television Networks). When she was 23 years old she started doing stand up at a local coffeehouse. “She got her big debut in 1986 when‚ acting on a tip
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The Happy Journey by Thornton Wilder Written in the year 1931‚ The Happy Journey is one of the most famed works of Thornton Wilder. Being a one-act play that it is‚ it is not short of being one of the most intriguing plays‚ where action and dialogues provide a deeper insight than any prop or setting might have provided. This play‚ uses no background‚ nor any scenery‚ but is able to give the best out of nothing. The setting is visible to our mind’s eye‚ unless we are at a lack of imagination; and
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