Divine Comedy

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…

Humorists Everyone has a different sense of humor, whether it’s sarcastic or even stupid. Some, like Alain de Botton, the author of the 2004 novel Status Anxiety, believe that humorists play a vital role in society; however, that role cannot be considered vital in society today. While some believe that humorists are vital because they are able to make insulting (and sometimes inappropriate) insinuations about others, having the ability to get away with such an atrocity is not necessarily a…

It was one lozy morning that kinda turned great. Later it on it kinda got wores and worse throughout the night.It was christmas and my family and I were opening gifts. We were enjoying ourselves drinking eggnog and what not things were just feeling good to start off. Everything was going okay until my brother finally got home, then everything got all twisted. As we were opening gifts all you seen were smiles and happy faces. Then my grandma walked in with an enormous bag of stuff. She got me…

The Outsiders Characters Everyone has their favorite characters and least favorite characters in every book or movie. In the book and the movie, The Outsiders, there are many different characters with different personalities, looks, and actions. Some can even easily relate to some characters throughout the whole book, with their personality, looks, or physical traits. Also, those people also chose who they think would be their BFF, who would be their frenemy, and who would be the person that…

Comedy from this scene is created by a series of events and using film techniques which are sounds, framing, and angles. Eve was spinning so fast that WALL-E hit the ceiling of his vehicle so hard that his figure became indented into the rusty metal is an example from parts of the scene. This is an example of low comedy where it does not require much knowledge to get it and it is designed for the audience to laugh out loud. The whole scene is mostly made up of low comedy, too, like Eve…

Patrick Lewis Professor Zajkowski 5/6/2016 Historical Review of: The Golden Ass The novel The Golden Ass is the only surviving novel in its entirety from the Roman empire. The book was published in the second century CE and has survived since then. This book can be used as a primary source to inform the readers about the life and situations of the Roman empire. This is because the book was written during those times. The Golden Ass has many themes that you see while reading. One of the…

jokes about normally mundane things and makes them seem surreal. You would think that to make a joke about eating Fig Newtons funny, you would have to be pretty creative, right? (GoodReads.com) Furthermore, the things he comes up with are crazy! His comedy style revolves around observing the real world and twisting reality to his whim, in a way that anyone can understand and relate to. Consequently,…

Nestruck effectively employs humour in his essay “The importance of email punctuation”. His essay shows how each type of punctuation can carry a connotation of either seriousness or cordiality. Unfortunately for Nestruck, it is the former that has caught his attention while reading an email sent to him from a coworker whom he has feelings for. Using hyperbole and metaphors such as “And as she recedes into the distance, I will be left standing there like an ellipsis. Two little bulletholes…

I bought to the table a comedy that plays with the traditional aspects of theater including breaking the fourth wall by audience participation. Another participant brought a comedy about the educational relationship between teachers and students, which would be relatable to the audience. The third person brought a radical and unbelievable comedy about buying a car and it all going wrong. None of these ideas resonated with us and we decided…

She’s The Man, or shall i say “the original love triangle”, is a teenage film adaptation of William shakespeare's Twelfth Night which was written in 1601. The film was a good comedic version of shakespeare’s work, one scene that stands out is when Viola juggles between being herself and Sebastian at the carnival. For example, when she has to change in various places throughout the carnival provides serious comedic relief and shows how hard it really is to be two people. This entire scene reveals…