Essays on Comedy Page 4

The three poems “Conveyancing” by Thomas Hood, “Composed upon Westminster Bridge” by William Wordsworth and “London” by William Blake are all written by male authors and all are set in London. “Conveyancing”, by Thomas Hood is about movement from one place to another using different vehicles that were available, such as Gurneys, hackney carriages and…

Do you have friends that you group? What group do you put them in? Like almost everyone else, we tend to group our friends from the closest to us to friends that were barely know and just wave Hi to. Whatever group we categorize them into, they are a part of our life that makes…

The year is 2012 and the technologically advancement now compared to previous centuries is remarkable; however, with that increase of technological advancement came a decrease of society’s intelligence. Neil Postman, author of “Future Schlock,” points out how mediocre American human intelligence is due to all the technology around us. According to Postman, America was once…

Priestley utilizes the character of Sheila Birling to express his own opinions and attitudes. In a character study, one can analyze Sheila’s actions and dialogue by referring to the text. For instance, in a half serious and half playful manner, Sheila remarks, “Yes except for all last summer, when you never came near me, and…