Shakespearean comedy

If you want to laugh, cringe or get shocked, you are just where you are meant to be, because we have brought you, the funniest and most cringeworthy Red Carpet moments in Hollywood history that would make you want to say “did that really just happened?” So get those popcorns ready and let's begin. John Travolta Kissing Scar-Jo To cringe or not to cringe? Well, the photo may or may have NOT says it all. But during the 2015 Oscar Red Carpet, actress Scarlett Johansson who was looking so good in…

Funny at first, smashing in the end. When I first saw the movie it was really bizarre as it was hilarious. I spent the first minutes laughing: the editing is fast paced and the voice over explains one after another different concepts that apparently are barely connected. But in the end it grows all perfectly together in order to describe us one of the most humanitarian issues of our time, all in less than 15 minutes. Unlike the movies we discussed in class they were typical documentary boring…

Romantic comedies are usually light and funny throughout the whole story, but Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night has a great deal of hurt in this play. Reading ‘Twelfth Night’ would make that believable. Twelfth Night is about twins who are separated in a shipwreck. The female twin, Viola, dresses up as a eunuch trying to woo, Olivia a countess, for the Duke, Orsino; who Viola fell in love with. Then when the twins find each other again they find themselves in a misunderstood situation. Romantic…

Banjo’s Director’s Cut (The Man from ironbark) “For the drover’s life has pleasures that the townsfolk never know” – A.B Paterson. It’s almost been 75 years since A.B or Banjo Patterson died, yet his work is still recognised as some of the greatest of all time, not only in Australian bush poetry, but in the whole of Australian literature. One of his most famous pieces is The Man from Ironbark. This poem is about a bush man from Ironbark who receives a haircut from a Sydney barber. While…

Suspense is commonly felt while reading “The Monkey’s Paw”. Suspense is often used to create tension or mystery in the story. In the story “The Monkey’s Paw” by W.W Jacobs, the author creates suspense in many ways. Three ways he creates suspense in the story was through setting, irony and foreshadowing. One way W.W Jacobs creates suspense in “The Monkey’s Paw” was through setting. In the first place, the setting contributes to the suspense in the story was how the weather was cold,…

Comedy is the entertainment consisting of jokes and funny sketches, intended to make an audience laugh. “How to Make a Board” is a simple how-to create a plain board that can be used for anything from killing spiders or a standing base. Dave Barry’s short story “How to Make a Board” is a high level of comedy that uses comic situations and comic characters choices to convey the idea that the simplest creations may be used for greater things. “How to Make a Board” is an example of high comedy…

The Screwtape Letters Literary Analysis The Screwtape letters is a satire written by C.S. Lewis is a classic British literature novel in which many of the themes present are still used today. The letters are about two devils named Screwtape and Wormwood who are trying to steer a man whom they call “The Patient” away from believing in Christianity. Wormwood uses techniques to sway the beliefs of the patient like pointing out hypocrisy in the church. Wormwood and Screwtape also point out some…

Would you ever or have you ever watched a comedy TV show that made you laugh until you felt like you were getting abs. If no, then Fresh off the boat is the show for you. It will make you laugh with the type of lines and dialogs that are said and especially by the acting that is done. This is a show that at first made me feel okay about it but after watching it a little more it made me laugh and want to watch it even more. It isn't just a comedy, it has a certain purpose behind everything that…

light-hearted and easy-to-brush off manner, often without facing dire consequences. However, not all humorists are interested in the same genre of comedy. Botton’s argument that humorists have a vital role in society as the disguisers of truth is qualified by various political cartoons…

Mindy Kaling is Concerned I have an exceptionally limited list of TV shows that I actually enjoy watching, but The Office is definitely on that list. Along with favorite TV shows comes with favorite characters from that certain show. One of my favorite characters happens to be Kelly Kapoor, played by Mindy Kaling. In her comedic autobiography, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns), she explains how she got into the world of show business, being a comedic writer and performer,…