Shakespearean comedy

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…

kills him. Teiresias replies, “I would not have come, but you summoned me” (I.i.522). Going beyond these few lines and looking at Oedipus as a whole play, I believe that with a change in the point of view of the story, it could be seen as a black comedy. If the reader takes the point of view of someone close to Oedipus, the story is obviously tragic. However, taking the focus away from the tragedy that is Oedipus’s life, you are left with the irony of the gods waiting for an oblivious king…

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…

“Shaw was a very great man indeed. The danger is that when all the froth and nonsense about his being a philosopher has died down (as it must) a reaction should set in and lead people to forget his real genius. He was a comedian, in his own time; of the very highest order … He was a humorist of the more intellectual kind, a master of satire, art and fantasy like Gilbert, Wilde and Aristophanes. In that class no one had more continuous vitality. He is also, in his prefaces, one of the great…

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…

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…