So therefore all the tragic elements of the comic ending (on the surface) must be taken into account to be able to truly consider whether this play achieves the classic comic ending associated with the genre. Before addressing the larger connotations and underlying themes of the ending, one must first consider whether in fact the ending is comic. The physical humour of the pirate attack and barrel sequence cannot be questioned - the farce sequences would most definitely render comedy for an audience: they reiterate the strong theme of miscommunication that is present throughout the play, which creates a cyclic and satisfying feature to the ending, a long with the similarities of the beginning and the ending, where they are “alone in the dark” - revolution and closure being key elements of the comic genre. Though both slapstick sequences show an undoubtably comic occurrence, most other comic events readily presented by Stoppard can be viewed with a more macabre interpretation, drawing on the wider and more metonymic images. For example the stabbing of the player is a shocking opsis as we see Guildenstern desire to show the Player
With over 200 produced teleplays over just 25 years, Rod Serling is definitely one of the most successful screenwriters in television history (Vahimagi). His first screenplay named “Patterns” about the power struggles in
Willy (Death of A Salesman) Vs Walter (A Raisin in the Sun) A good drama is based on a strong set of characters. For instance, a good collection of characters will lead the audience to identify the characters with something in the real world and get emotionally involved with the characters. Every individual has its own character, which is composed of personalities, behaviors and individualities. The audience compare characters to evaluate and relate the characters' experiences to their own lives. By possessing the ability to understand characters' identities from different dramas, the audience can draw comparisons.
The show went on to become the highest ranking sitcom of all time. For Cosby, the new situation comedy was a response to the increasingly violent and vulgar fare the networks usually offered. Cosby is an advocate for humor that is family-oriented. The Cosby Show was unprecedented in its portrayal of an intelligent African-American family. The series was an immediate success, debuting near the top of the ratings and staying there for most of its long run.
Nick Bonfiglio Honors Composition II February 9, 2010 Brooke Hessler Stephen Colbert The “Truthiness” of Comic Ingenuity Acclaimed satirist Stephen Colbert has become renowned for his revolutionary comedic style, as well as his amazing marketing techniques that have shot him to the top of the cable ratings within the few years his television show, The Colbert Report, has been in existence. Since 2005, The Colbert Report, a Daily Show spin-off, parodies the conventions of television news broadcasting, particularly cable-personality political talk shows like The O'Reilly Factor, The Glenn Beck Program and Scarborough Country. Colbert hosts the show in-character as a pompous right wing pundit, who in Colbert’s own words is described as a “well intentioned, poorly informed, high status idiot.” (Rabin) Unlike its parent program, the series focuses less on the day-to-day events, more so concentrating on the foibles of the host-character himself. The Report has been nominated for four Emmy Awards for three consecutive years, and has had made a significant cultural impact in the five years it has been on the air. (Lauria) In formulating his radical satirical presence, Colbert developed a unique set of mental processes worth studying for any individual seeking to self actualize themselves in their specialty.
They bring in a lot of content which fits into to comedy criteria as well as enable the plot to develop fully. Firstly, the aspect of comedy ' servants and masters' is one where The Importance of Being Earnest fits perfectly as Lane and Merriman are both butlers of Jack and Algernon-the main characters of the play. They show the contrast between the lower and upper class in the Victorian Era which is a theme often found in comedic plays. Additionally, the relationship between Lane and Algernon could possibly represent the theme of youth and age-the generation gap. This is shown when Algernon asks Lane, " Is marriage so demoralising as that?"
In The Catcher in the Rye the main character Holden Caulfield displays a wide variety of interesting character traits that generations of readers have explored an attempted to figure out. The traits include lonesome, lying and fake. Some of my claims may not be very strong but they're well in their own roots. My job writing this essay is to prove to you that those are valid character traits and I'm going to do just that. So sit back and try to make sense of me making sense of a character that thousands of other English students have tried to make sense of.
I chose the movie, A Clockwork Orange, because I have seen it many times before and knew that it had plenty of psychological themes presented throughout its plot. The main concept was taking away the ability or right to make one's own decisions (both positive and negative) and the dehumanization that follows such behavior. This is basically saying that it is better to be one's self with the just rights to chose what should or should not be done versus conforming to others ideas of how behavior should be. From this movie, I want to discuss social cognition, self-concept, external locus of control, attitudes and attitude formation, culture and behavior, social dominance, conformity, obedience, indoctrination, group forming, aggression, sexuality, communication, and politics. Many of the themes overlap each other with the same examples because they correspond to some of the same things.
Elvis has had no less than 149 songs to appear on Billboard's Hot 100 Pop Chart in America. a. Of these, 114 were in the top forty, 40 were in the top ten, and 18 went to number one. b. His number one singles spent a total of 80 weeks at number one.
At the same time to increase, and emphasize the tragic plot. Shakespeare was the first to mix comedy and tragedy together, but borrowed the ideas of tragedy from Aristotle. The two words come from Middle English, also back from Middle French, and originally the Old French used ‘relever’, meaning ‘to relieve.’ Hamlet seems to be the only one of Shakespeare's tragic protagonists who possesses and demonstrates a sense of humour in this play. Like the amusing characters of comedies, he likes to play games with language, to disorient other characters' verbal styles, and he has a taste for puns. In this presentation, I am mainly going to talk about Hamlet taking on the role of a fool towards Polonius, Rosencrantz, Guildenstern, Osric, and the Gravedigger.