Comedy

Writing Task The use of satirical humor in “The Importance of Being Earnest” by Oscar Wilde Throughout the play, Oscar Wilde uses satirical humor to ridicule and deride the members of the Victorian aristocracy. Wilde criticizes certain aspects of society, mocking social conventions such as marriage. This can be seen in the play when Jacks confides to Algernon that he is in love with Gwendolen and that he has come to town to propose to her, and Algernon replies that he thought that Jack…

Comparing Satire “The Importance of Being Earnest” takes place in the Victorian Era. The purpose of Wilde writing a satire about Victorian society was to awaken people. He wanted to let the people understand how ridiculous it was. “As for the particular locality in which the hand-bag was found, a cloak-room at a railway station, might serve to conceal a social indiscretion-has probably, indeed, been used for that purpose before now-but it could hardly be regarded as an assured basis for a…

Kevin Mitnick is an interesting person. Throughout the whole video I noticed that he laughed a lot, especially when he was talking about his past as a hacker. To me, that showed that he was not sorry for what he had done and it showed arrogance. Although the video was not a particularly long one, it had enough information in it to paint a picture as to the person that Mitnick is today. At first I was not a fan of Mitnick, but later I started to warm up to him a tad. Overall, I enjoyed this video…

5 funniest moments of R-Truth's career WWE is not all heels and baby faces fighting it out in the ring. Every once in a while, there comes a character which provides comic relief to the audiences. R-Truth, the character played by Ron Killings is one of them. From his engaging entrance to his witty promos and his entertaining histrionics inside he ring, everything is cherished by the audiences. Currently, he may not be a major player in the WWE ( if you exclude his Golden Truth storyline ), but,…

Satirical entertainment has continually evolved. Mostly being social commentary placed in the framework of humor that actively ridicules and exposes the weaknesses in humans, satire has adapted to the dynamic, ever changing vices that is human nature. Contemporary satire has evolved, displaying itself in a multitude of outlets. With vast technological advances, contemporary satire is no longer only present in books, and it no longer is proved as ineffective. Contemporary satire has inserted…

I come from a family that has little to nothing. We live by what people would say “paycheck to paycheck.” So we’ve done things that may seem silly or weird to others, but for me, I like to think that it’s something funny to tell in the future. Which is true because now I can make jokes and use some of my mistakes or things like that to make people laugh or to grow from it. My family can be considered somewhat heavy on education; even if we didn’t have much, my parents still told us education is…

In today's society people often categorize characters into stereotypes, media often portrays bullied victims as weak and vulnerable people who not only are introverts but are also not self-assured. In other words, media defines roles as to who people are and how they should be. In the movie "Wreck-It-Ralph", these stereotypes have been disapproved. These conventions are challenged throughout the movie, specifically once Vanellope regains her power at Candy Rush. Vanellope Von Schweetz…

The Lerner Excerpt does fit into the Wallace on Aesthetics of The New Sincerity. The Lerner Excerpt fits into this because the author writes his story as a new rebel, someone who is willing to expose himself and lays everything out there and is not afraid of showing his emotions. This story has three major events that prove that Lerner is writing as a new rebel. The three main events are, the observation of a man at the art museum, the narrator's reaction to Isabel’s story and finally, the…

A plethora of authors follow a guideline such as Faulkner’s famous speech to portray and create a goal for readers. There are many purposes behind an author’s motive to wanting to set a moral across all or to express oneself. However, even though an author has intentions to do so, it is critical for it to be executed well in order for the public to fully grasp the definition of what is being placed in their face. With so many backgrounds, it is limitless to how unique a writer a can be and what…

A tinkling sound came to my ears as the first pearls of silver dropped onto the autumn leaves. It was the calm before the storm. The glasses I had placed on the floor fell leaving a crack either side of them as the gust of wind engulfed the apartment. I felt a sinking feeling as I pulled the store-bought pizza out of the oven, it was burnt. However, looking at the candles, wine and red roses, there was still hope, it was still reminiscent of our first date. Our first date was magical. Julie and…