Category: Comedy
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Comparative Study on Horror and Comedy: Edgar Wrights Shaun of the Dead and Eli Craigs Tucker and Dale Versus Evil
Horror and Comedy are complete opposites, yet they seem to work rather well together. The genre of horror-comedy was first introduced into film in 1922, with D.W. Griffiths One Exciting Night. And since then, countless comedy horror films have been made. The thing is, both horror and comedy are two genres with huge varieties within…
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Psychology of Stand-Up Comedy: Analytical Essay
Comedy is an underrated part of our lives. One often needs a bit of comedy just to get through the day. One tries to find this comedy in the form of the movies one watches, the things one observes and even the people one chooses to befriend. When we meet someone who appreciates our sense…
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Key Features of William Shakespeare
Have you ever been blindsided by others? Or manipulated into going against your own personal beliefs? Well, Good morning to the English Teachers Association. Now Shakespeare has been named one of the best poets, playwrights and actor of his time by multiple people like John Dryden: He was the man who of all modern, are…
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Samuel Beckett’s ‘Endgame’: Comedy or Tragedy
In Endgame, Samuel Beckett explores the dark absurdity of the human condition through the undynamic, loveless relationships between each of the four characters, primarily Clov and Hamm. Tension is maintained throughout the play through the constant suggestion that Clov will abandon Hamm, however the fact that this never happens highlights the repetitive nature of their…
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Elements of Comedy in William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’
The first tempo Hamlet utter, he smack concerning Claudius A contracted more than kindred and less than gracious (1.2.65). The passage also reveals that Laertes’ lifestyle isn’t as pure as he would Saturn others to trust and that Ophelia is largely informed of this. Comedy is, the ground from which, or against which, buskin evolve.…