SHORT STORY “EDUCATING RITA” A Literature Class and a “Social” Comedy It is a British movie based on a play written by Willy Russell that narrates the relationship of the two main characters: Susan (who asks to be called as Rita at the beginning of the story) and Dr. Frank Bryant. Susan is a young lady who belongs to the working-class‚ she works as a hairdresser and is about to get marry with her boyfriend‚ even though‚ after knowing Dr. Frank Bryan‚ she experiences a sense of freedom that leads
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The Catcher and the Rye: Tragedy or Comedy? In the novel The Catcher and the Rye by J.D. Salinger‚ I viewed the novel as a tragedy. This novel is based on a sixteen-year-old boy named Holden Caulfield who has not decided what he wants to pursue in life. From the beginning of the novel you get an assumption of what state of mind Holden is in. He began saying in the text “ IF YOU REALLY want to hear about is‚ the first thing you’ll proberly want to know is where I was born‚ and what my lousy
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semi-literate people who live in semi-urban areas. It is important for theChinese government to provide avenues for its people to earn their livelihood. Mass manufacturing is a good way of employing many people. Since there is abundance of semi-literate human resources in China it can manufacture products which need semi-skilled labor most
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Through Plays William Shakespeare‚ an English playwright and poet‚ wrote the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream in 1595. A Midsummer Night’s Dream is a play of four lovers who were entangled in a flower potion that caused the “victim” to fall in love with the first thing they saw after they awakened. By the final scene of the play‚ the lovers are reunited with their original partners‚ thus creating a joyous ending for all. Throughout this work of Shakespeare’s‚ multiple elements of comedy are evident.
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Jessica Rud Mr. Evans English 102 14 November 2012 Conventions to Humor the Audience In comedies‚ the audience is aware of certain conventions that must be displayed to make the show or the play a comedy. Conventions are widely used techniques in art and literature. Comedy conventions have changed since the Elizabethan times to modern day. In Elizabethan times‚ a happy ending is a device that brings emotion to the audience after all the humor. In modern sitcoms‚ a technique called satire is
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case‚ the fact is‚ the play Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare was written to be a comedy. The truth is‚ Much Ado About Nothing does not contain many of the characteristics of a comedy‚ and the truth will be evident to this generation. This play is not a comedy because it does not have enough humor‚ it is not funny in today’s society‚ and it’s theme focuses on serious events. Much Ado About Nothing should not be considered a comedy because it does not maintain or possess a sizable quantity
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Article 3 11 2.3.1 Summary 11 2.3.2 Analysis 12 2.4 Article 4 13 2.4.1 Summary 13 2.4.2 Analysis 14 2.5 Article 5 15 2.5.1 Summary 15 2.5.2 Analysis 16 4. Global evaluation 17 5. Bibliography 20 1. The play 1.1 Summary The Comedy of Errors is a play that takes place at one day in one place: Ephesus. The play begins with a long speech by Egeon‚ a Syracusian merchant who is facing execution if he does not pay a fine of a thousand marks‚ since there is a law that forbids the
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Plautus‚ Terence and the Origin of Roman Comedy In the early centuries of its existence‚ Rome had no real literature since the Romans were busy in consolidating and expanding their empire. It was in about the year 3rd century B.C that they came into contact with the Greeks of Southern Italy and Sicily and began to learn about Greek art and literature and blend it into their own cultural identity. The exact dates are those of the Punic Wars with Carthage (264-241 B.C).This contact with
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------------------------------------------------- Etymology The term tsunami comes from the Japanese 津波‚ composed of the two kanji 津 (tsu) meaning "harbour" and 波 (nami)‚ meaning "wave". (For the plural‚ one can either follow ordinary English practice and add an s‚ or use an invariable plural as in the Japanese.[7]) Tsunami are sometimes referred to as tidal waves‚ which are unusually high sea waves that are triggered especially by earthquakes. [8] In recent years‚ this term has fallen out of
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people" do you think of a people who are despoiled‚ alienated‚ or lost? William Carlos Williams characterizes the American people in this way in his poem To Elsie‚ which provides commentary on the American people’s lost perspective. Through tone and imagery Williams tells of a self-alienating America that has lost perspective of its most treasured ideology‚ the American Dream‚ due to its violent and unstable tradition. Williams’ tone is a key component to understanding the message that he wishes
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