Black comedy

Two and a Half Men was Based on Me In many ways, college can be a daunting chapter for a young person to start in their lives. They are thrown in with people they don’t know, to live in a place that is foreign to them and are expected to know how to take care of themselves. This scares a lot of people. Change scares people. A lot of times, the people who come out on top are those who are able to handle change, who are able to adapt and overcome the obstacles. There are many ways to do this. I…

Is Satire Early Sarcasm? (An analysis of Chaucer’s use of satire to reach his intended audience in the three texts Pardoner’s Prologue, Wife of Bath’s Prologue, and Wife of Bath’s Tale) “His mood and sense of humor, we may guess, is the reason behind the many different angles of his writing. Perhaps this was a clever move on his part when he involved both, serious and sarcastic tales in his writing. This way no one will ever be absolutely sure about the meaning” (Garay). Chaucer is known for…

each other. When superiority theories explain how people express superiority, alienation and differences through humour, relief/release theories explain the reaction of people’s body through the action of laughter and how humour is constructed and cognitively processed is explain in incongruity theories. This section provides a brief overview of the complex of humour concept and the theories behind its mechanism. Although the definition of humour varies from context to context depending on the…

Satire is a genre in literature while sometimes could be graphic and performing arts. Usually, satire is a comical piece of writing which authors would use humor, irony, exaggeration or ridicule makes fun of an individual or a society to expose its stupidity and shortcomings in an indirect way. And its essential purpose is to put out constructive social criticism which uses wit as a weapon to draw attention to both particular and wider issues in society. Moreover, writers expect that whom he…

Character Analysis Sir Andrew Aguecheek Twelfth Night, a comedic play, written by Shakespeare, eloquently develops unique traits, actions, and dialogue for each character to defy roles. Throughout the play, there are clear examples that convey the characteristics and the use of Sir Andrew Aguecheek in the play. He is the clueless, cowardly character who is used by other characters to create a humorous scene and plot, and the vehicle Shakespeare used to prove the stupidity of the royal class. In…

in 1901. This era was known for having a class conflict. People were either extremely poor or filthy rich. Many writers in the Victorian period used literature to voice their opinions about the class system, one of whom was Oscar Wilde. He used his comedy play “The Importance of Being Earnest” to discuss serious matters about the class conflict in the Victorian period in a humorous way. In this essay I’m going to be discussing the representation of class in The Importance of Being Earnest and…

Romeo and Juliet is a play about star-crossed lovers whose parents have been fighting for decades. The play fits into the tragedy genre because as they try to be together, Romeo and Juliet happen to make things worse, resulting in death of many people. At the time the play was written, the father of a woman generally picked who the daughter was to marry. With Juliet wanting to marry Romeo, it was against her father’s wishes. This paper will be analyzing act 3 scene one and how it plays as a…

Mrcchkatikam is a play from the 3rd-4th century CE (part of kavya literature) that forms the basis for director Girish Karnad’s 1984 movie “Utsav”. While the plot revolves around the love sparked between Vasantsena, a renowned courtesan, and Charudatt, a poor virtuous Brahmin, it covers the over-arching themes of society’s socio-sexual conscience against the backdrop of political upheaval. Charudatt, the male protagonist, fits perfectly into the kavya archetype of the nagaraka. He is ha…

The purpose of comedy in play is to make audiences laughing or smiling at happy senses, and it helps people to recognize bad habits and connect the social network. So yes, the depiction of love and the humor presented by Chekhov are universal literary. Because Anton Chekhov expressed the feeling of love and the sense of humor was genuine feelings of love and rustic fun in life. These emotions can express in anytime and anywhere. Love is the catalyst to help people feeling happy and exciting…

Huli Jing, fox spirits, appear in Chinese folklore, literature, and mythology where as depending on the tale, they can bring mischief or joy to the individual the tale is referencing. The fox spirits origin stories were originally used to explain controversial topics in society to bring reason, like homosexuality or infidelity. Occasionally, the fox spirits were romanticized; these stories were then favored. Hence leading to the inspiration for the short story ¨Fox Hunt¨ by Lensey Namioka. The…