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    a good sense of humor is one of the most important human qualities Nowadays‚ people have a lot of problems in many fields of life. When people have a stressful day‚ they may experience headaches or sleeping difficulties. Some people agree that a good sense of humor is one of the most important human qualities while other people have different opinion that a good sense of humor is important for life . I personally believe that a good sense of humor is one of the most important human qualities.

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    “Hamlet” and “Twelfth Night” are two Shakespeare plays of complete opposites. Due to one being written as a tragedy‚ and the other as a comedy‚ many comparisons can be drawn between the two plays‚ on themes and motifs that develop throughout the plays. One of the themes that is easily recognisable in the early stages of both plays‚ is that of deceit and disguise. In “Hamlet”‚ we learn early on that Hamlet decides to act as a madman in order to try and weed out a confession from his uncle about the

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    the themes and ideas of the scriptwriter‚ such as in the play "Twelfth Night"‚ written by William Shakespeare. There are many characters in the play "Twelfth Night" including Olivia‚ the Duke‚ Sebastian and Viola. Each character has his or her own personality traits‚ distinguishing qualities and purpose in the play. Viola‚ who is the main character‚ represents the two themes of love and disguise or mistaken identity in "Twelfth Night". Viola is a princess‚ who is shipwrecked on the island of Illyria

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    Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ undoubtedly presents these common comedic traits and exploits them‚ primarily through the incorporation of foolishness within many aspects of the play‚ therefore conforming to comedy by that definition. However‚ within the play‚ arguably at the heart of it‚ there are other themes such as confusion and misunderstanding which lead to the question of whether foolishness is truly at the heart of the play and if there are other themes to consider. Twelfth Night begins to suggest

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    known plays. He is famous because of his creativty and giftedness with writing plays as well as his acting abilities . Althought his play " twelfth night " is a romantic comedy while " Romeo & Juliet " is romatic tragedy ‚ they both show that love can cause pain ; Many of the characters claim to suffer painfully from beying in love .. In the " twelfth night " we have more than one love story ‚ Olivia describes love as a plague from which she suffers terribly ; Viola also seems unhappy " My state

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    WIT The film “Wit” shed light on events that sadly do occur in a hospital setting. Doctors‚ nurses‚ and other staff members in the midst of work‚ forget that their patients are human. In the beginning of the film‚ Vivian Bearing‚ a professor is diagnosed with stage four ovarian cancers which are metastasizing. (Later in the film Vivian admits she had not gone to the doctor in five years‚ that is contributory negligence on her part.) Her doctor‚ Dr. Kalekian‚ very coldly tells informs her of her

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    William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night and John Webster’s The Duchess of Malfi are fascinating plays with convoluted plots that cause the reader to ponder the possible differences of females roles in 17th century society versus the present day. This is what makes the plays so amazing and interesting‚ as good literature can easily invoke feelings in its reader‚ challenging personal morals and beliefs. " In early Modern England‚ both gender and hierarchy‚ with the man at the top‚ and the husband’s patriarchal

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    Twelfth Night: Comedic Techniques Elaborate the Nature of Love The infamous Shakespeare comedy “Twelfth Night” uses a variety of techniques to depict humor and comicality but‚ manages to develop the nature of love in doing so. Literary devices such as puns‚ dramatic irony and scene layout are used to provide comedy but‚ characters are what represent Shakespeare’s personal thoughts on the broad topic of love. Characters in every type of literature give life to the story and are a gateway of expressing

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    We love nothing more than to sit down with popcorn and watch a fan favourite actor crack some jokes on someone’s expense. ‘Geoffery Chaucer‚ the writer?’ is one such quote that the hilarious character Geoffery uses to create humour and laughter in the scene. The Market Share for Comedy from 1995-2017 was $43 billion. This is the second highest genre falling in after Action‚ which to be frank‚ is what The Knights Tale already is so it does nothing to take away from the entertainment

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    The Contrast between She’s the Man and Twelfth Night (the Play) Outline Introduction: Introduce “Twelfth Night” the play written by William Shakespeare Relate “Twelfth Night” to “She’s the Man” Elaborate on “She’s the Man” Recognize the differences and similarities between both and which are more important. Body Paragraph 1# Elaborate on “She’s the Man” and “Twelfth Night”‚ and emphasize on the mood‚ symbolism and imagery portrayed in the different situations and how they are similar:

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