Is Sex Comedy or Tragedy? Directing Desire and Female Auteurship in the Cinema of Catherine Breillat Author(s): Katherine Ince Source: The Journal of Aesthetics and Art Criticism‚ Vol. 64‚ No. 1‚ Special Issue: Thinking through Cinema: Film as Philosophy (Winter‚ 2006)‚ pp. 157-164 Published by: Wiley on behalf of The American Society for Aesthetics Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3700500 . Accessed: 01/11/2013 13:03 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of the Terms
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Comedy is performance which aims to entertain through humour. Throughout the ages there have been many type of comedy. These have included the genres of stand up comedy‚ situation‚ comedies‚ forms of anime‚ radio‚ slapstick mime as well as cinematic comedy amongst others. Some of these have been more successful than others. Whether funniness has been the sole determinant of success in terms of popularity is debatable. It is commonly believed that the funny factor is indispensable. However‚ this essay
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What is comedy? What determines what is funny to a particular society? Comedy is hard to define and differs from culture to culture. Through out time societies have developed many different forms of comedy ranging from theater and poetry to cartoons and sitcoms. This paper will compare and contrast classical Greek comedy to that of medieval times particularly Aristophanes’s The Clouds and Ysengrimus respectively. These two comedies were composed in completely different time periods (about 500
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The Character Of Life In As You Like It Consciousness Approach to Shakespeare by Garry Jacobs Through comedy and tragedy Shakespeare reveals the vast expanses and profound depths of the character of life. For him they are not separate worlds of drama and romance‚ but poles of a continuum. Helene Gardner writes‚ ‘Generalization about the essential distinction between tragedy and comedy is called in question‚ when we turn to Shakespeare‚ by the inclusiveness of his vision of life.’1 Though the characters
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Introduction to As You Like It summary Duke Ferdinand has been forced into exile from the court by the usurping Duke Frederick. He takes refuge in the Forest of Arden with a band of faithful lords. Rosalind‚ his daughter‚ is kept uneasily at court as a companion to her cousin Celia‚ Frederick’s daughter. Orlando de Boys‚ the youngest son of the late Sir Rowland de Boys‚ has been kept in poverty by his brother Oliver since his father’s death. Orlando decides to wrestle for his fortune at Frederick’s
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Directorie to the Gentlemen Readers by Lodge. Referring to his novel Lode writes if you like it‚ so. Shakespeare changed the title to As You Like It because that has more charm. Also‚ the saying As You Like It implies the freedom of thought and indefference to censure that the characters express throughout the play. Another line of thought is that Shakespeare did not have a title for the play. It was named As You Like It meaning that the audience could title it and think of it as they wished. Actually
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3. The choice to belong to a community or group can challenge or enrich. How has this interpretation of belonging been reflected in your texts? As You Like It | Precious | * Jaques’ self-isolation at the end of the play after the four weddings. * Jaques’ inability to adapt to the forest environment isolates him from the group and leads to his decision to return to court. * Orlando/Adam’s relationship. * Orlando/Oliver’s relationship – Oliver’s lack of support for Orlando and lack
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As You Like It. Theme of Forgiveness english final run across as you like it william shakespeares variation as you like it is a play comprising og numerous interweaving plots and studys. the mind of forgoveness and recinciliation brings the play to a halcyon conclusion. grace is a the-me that has been captured by this play. A bloody terse brings the buddys to reconcile in the end. Interestingly‚ the nappy was bloodied because Orlando fought for his brothers life and prevailed. thus orlandos formal
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relationships can be viewed as the most significant factor influencing an individual’s sense of acceptance within their surrounding environment and ultimately will determine the level of affiliation they can acquire personally. The comedic play “As You Like It” composed by William Shakespeare (16th Century)‚ examines the idea of belonging to people and its significant influence over an individual. Similarly‚ Ang Lee’s film “Sense and Sensibility” (1997)‚ correspondingly explores the perception of belonging
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‘As You Like It’ Essay Belonging is the inclusion of both acceptance and alienation. Belonging is security‚ connection and camaraderie where as not belonging is estrangement‚ ostracism and seclusion. To belong to people‚ communities or places can create positive as well as negative outcomes. People’s perceptions of belonging are constantly changing due to personal‚ historical‚ cultural and social contexts. In Shakespeare’s ‘As You Like It’ incorporates both aspects of belonging; acceptance
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