Plautus’ comedy The Brothers Menaechmus easily brings about laughs. The play is full of comedic motifs that keep the audience entertained. For example‚ in this comedy there is dirty and sexual humor‚ mistaken identities‚ asides‚ literal wordplay‚ and running gags all throughout but this paper will focus on a few key parts. This comedy outdoes itself when it comes to dirty and sexual humor . For example‚ in the play when Menaechmus had just stolen his wife’s night gown he asks Peniculus to smell
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apparent that Shakespeare adopted this technique from classical Roman drama. Similarities can be identified through the analysis of the work of Plautus. Character contrast‚ much like that of Shakespeare’s discussed play is illustrated in Plautus’ Menaechmi. An important way that contrast supports the theme is through representation. Characters that directly contrast with one another consequently highlight the defining characteristics of each other. This technique was established by the pioneers of
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The Romans enslaved many foreigners and treated them very badly. The slaves were beaten up if they did not behave‚ “ I do not mind tongue lashings‚ but I do hate real floggings‚” ( Plautus‚ Menaechmi‚ Act V‚ Scene IV). This shows that the slaves were beaten so badly that they were totally fine with being verbally abused. It also shows that their only reason to behave themselves is because they would be afraid to be beaten up. The slaves were
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‘Comedy relies on familiar sources of misunderstanding’. To what extent are mistaken identities and misunderstanding central to the comedy of ‘Twelfth Night’? Much of the Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ focuses on misconceptions and the way disguises cause the root of misunderstandings in which mistaken identities arise‚ a fortuitous device for complicating action. Critic John Hollander described the play to be a ‘ritualized Twelfth Night festivity in itself’ . The comedic aspect is all due to
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Table of contents 1. The play 3 1.1 Summary 3 1.2 Main themes 4 1.3 Research topic 5 2. Literature study 6 2.1 Article 1 6 2.1.1 Summary 6 2.1.2 Analysis 7 2.2 Article 2 9 2.2.1 Summary 9 2.2.2 Analysis 10 2.3 Article 3 11 2.3.1 Summary 11 2.3.2 Analysis 12 2.4 Article 4 13 2.4.1 Summary 13 2.4.2 Analysis 14 2.5 Article 5 15 2.5.1 Summary 15 2.5.2 Analysis 16 4. Global evaluation 17 5. Bibliography 20 1. The play 1.1 Summary The Comedy of Errors
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There are few facts known with certainty about William Shakespeare’s life and death. The best-documented facts are that Shakespeare was baptised 26 April 1564 in Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire‚ England in the Holy Trinity Church‚ married Anne Hathaway at age 18‚ with whom he had three children‚ was an actor‚ playwright and theatre entrepreneur in London‚ owned property in both Stratford and London‚ and died 23 April 1616 at the age of 52. William Shakespeare [1] was born in Stratford-upon-Avon
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about politics as in those of Old Comedy‚ are more focused on father-son relationship and the betrayal between these two characters. Plautus’ works include: Amphitruo‚ Asinaria‚ Aulularia‚ Bacchides‚ Captivi‚ Casina‚ Cistellaria‚ Curculio‚ Epidicus‚ Menaechmi‚ Mercator‚ Miles Gloriosus‚ Mostellaria‚ Persa‚ Poenulus‚ Pseudolus‚ Rudens‚ Stichus‚ Trinummus‚ Truculentus and Vidularia Mostellaria is Latin and its English translation is “The Ghost.” The story happens in ancient Athens. A young fellow‚ Philolaches
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The major conventions of Shakespearean Romantic Comedy are: The main action is about love. The would-be lovers must overcome obstacles and misunderstandings before being united in harmonious union. The ending frequently involves a parade of couples to the altar and a festive mood or actual celebration (expressed in dance‚ song‚ feast‚ etc.) A Midsummer Night’s Dream has four such couples (not counting Pyramus and Thisbe!); As You Like It has four; Twelfth Night has three; etc. Frequently (but not
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UNIVERSITY OF PHILOSPHY AND SOCIAL SCIENCES GOTHIC NOVEL AND THRILLER THE IDEA OF THE DOUBLE IN LITERATURE: JOHN JASPER IN ’’THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD’’ BY CHARLES DICKENS Student: Tanja Kurilić Professor: dr.sc. Sintija Čuljat Rijeka‚ 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS: 1. Introduction 2. The idea of The Double in literature 3. John Jasper in The Mystery of Edwin Drood by Charles Dickens 4. Is Jasper guilty or not? 5. Conclusion 6. Works cited 1. INTRODUCTION One
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------------------------------------------------- DRAMA Origin of Greek tragedy and comedy Drama‚ in the western world‚ begins with ancient Greece‚ where the two major forms of drama ……….. tragedy and comedy ………..were an aspect of religious ritual. Greek tragedy is believed to have begun in the sixth century B.C. with Thespis who introduced the first actor on the stage. The first dramatic dialogue lies in the conversation of this actor with leader of the satiric chorus. The dramatic element
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