... history of a whole group of people, which span against decades of time and are set in a number of places. Comedies - inferior to tragedies? The fragments of Aristotle's work on comedy, which have survived, show that the philosopher viewed them as being inferior to tragedies, as they were based on chance, fantasy and comic errors. The main aim of comedy was to make fun of and escape from the realities of life ... . The name is derived from the word komos meaning a drunken revel'. This distinction between serious theatre (tragedy) and light theatre (comedy) still exists today. Arystophanes...

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... well as the finest poet who has written in the English language. Many reasons can be given for Shakespeare's enormous appeal. His fame basically is from his great understanding of human nature. He was able to find universal human qualities and put them in a dramatic situation creating characters that are timeless. Yet he had the ability to create characters ... words and phrases from Shakespeare's plays and poems have become part of our speech. Shakespeare's plays and poems have become a required part of education in the United States. Therefore, his ideas on subjects such as romantic lo...

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... well as the finest poet who has written in the English language. Many reasons can be given for Shakespeare's enormous appeal. His fame basically is from his great understanding of human nature. He was able to find universal human qualities and put them in a dramatic situation creating characters that are timeless. Yet he had the ability to create characters ... words and phrases from Shakespeare's plays and poems have become part of our speech. Shakespeare's plays and poems have become a required part of education in the United States. Therefore, his ideas on subjects such as romantic lo...

• Word Count: 918
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

... well as the finest poet who has written in the English language. Many reasons can be given for Shakespeare's enormous appeal. His fame basically is from his great understanding of human nature. He was able to find universal human qualities and put them in a dramatic situation creating characters that are timeless. Yet he had the ability to create characters ... words and phrases from Shakespeare's plays and poems have become part of our speech. Shakespeare's plays and poems have become a required part of education in the United States. Therefore, his ideas on subjects such as romantic lo...

• Word Count: 918
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School