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Eliso and Boreas, caracters from Comedia Ymenea of Bartolomé Torres Naharro, and their relation to braggart soldier type.
ŘÍHOVÁ, Martina
The aim of the thesis is to analyse the nature of selected characters from the play Comedia Ymenea in order to liken them to the type of the boastful soldier. In the initial part, a definition will be established, including the definition of typical behaviour, which will eventually allow for a comparison that will reveal similarities and possible differences. The detailed analysis, which will be based mainly on the character's speeches, will result in a final observation during which it will be assessed to what extent the characters in the play resemble representativeness of the swaggering soldier.
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Different Representations of Love in the Works of William Shakespeare
JANDAČOVÁ, Petra
This diploma thesis is concerned with different representations of the theme of love in William Shakespeare's works. The first part of the thesis deals with Shakespeare's biography and it points out the author's most prominent career and literary accomplishments in order to establish a context and time frame of his poetic and dramatic works. Consequently, there are explored different ways how the theme of love was approached throughout various historical and literary eras with particular attention to the development of English literature and the evolution of love poetry. In the main part of the theses, there are explored different ways how Shakespeare portrayed and understood the nature of love in his literary works. The concept of love in Shakespeare's repertoire is analysed with regard to the genres of his poetic works, namely narrative poems and sonnets, and his plays, specifically comedies, tragedies, and romances. For each of the genres there are chosen several individual plays or poems, which are then interpreted in connection to how they portray and relate to the theme of love.
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Theatrical type of the braggart soldier in the play Segunda Celestina (1536) from Feliciano de Silva
ŘÍHOVÁ, Martina
This bachelor's thesis studies the speeches of a boastful soldier in the play of Feliciano de Silva Segunda Celestina. Based on his speeches, I found out how the researched subject of interest corresponds to this type of soldier and how it differs. The role model for my researched character was Spanish soldier Centurio. I focused on the typical behaviour of this type of medieval soldier, which is based on bragging about the fights and love skills and analysed this behaviour. Besides these two characters, the thesis also deals with specific characteristics, usual behaviour, predictable reactions, or characters who surround the soldier in the brag situations.
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Molière in modern Czech theatre
Menoušková, Veronika ; Listíková, Renáta (advisor) ; Šuman, Záviš (referee)
anglicky: Title of the thesis: Molière in modern Czech theatre Keywords: Molière, preciousness, classicism, baroque, comedy, commedia dell'arte, comedy-ballet. Abstract: The thesis treats the works of Jean-Baptiste Poquelin also known as Molière and their legacy in modern Czech theatre. It characterizes French society of the seventeenth century and the main features of contemporary philosophical and artistic styles, focusing on the dramatic creation of classicism. It also summarizes the life of Molière and his work, subdividing it according to generic, formal and thematic criteria. Within this frame, it gives a detailed analysis of the most important plays, representing the individual categories. It also studies the modern Czech theatrical stage. Focusing on the historical context, it explores the development of the stage from the end of the Second World War until nowadays. It gives a complex outline of Molière's plays presented during the different periods, evaluating the influence of cultural and historical context on the particular interpretation. This evaluation is based on the information presented in contemporary press and promotional materials of the given theatres and thus examines Molière's plays performed on Czech theatre stages in the present. On the basis of a questionnaire...
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The Comic in Henry James' Fiction
Kudrna, David ; Roraback, Erik Sherman (advisor) ; Robbins, David Lee (referee)
The subject of this thesis is the study and interpretation of the interlacement of the world of comedy in several works of Henry James and the reflection in these fictions of certain specified problems and challenges of modern society which assist to bring forth the social ambience therein. In the author's opinion, the comedy in the said works of James, on the fundamental level, criticises and pokes fun at the evils of modern society and the characters who pay homage to them. The thesis argues that the comedy in the analysed works of Henry James satirizes several challenging, problematic socio-cultural and economic developments of contemporary modern times through the ridicule and stigmatization of the mostly despicable characters who, under the sway of these developments, perpetrate their negative influence on the lives of other characters in the selected works. To substantiate this argument the thesis looks at the following works of James: The Wings of the Dove, The Golden Bowl, The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, "The Turn of the Screw" and "The Beast in the Jungle." At the outset, the thesis outlines briefly several critical approaches to the comedy in James's works, comments on their validity, reveals the author's views, and points in the direction of the critical opinions and approaches...
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Angelo Beolco, called Ru(z)zante
Plocková, Tereza ; Pelán, Jiří (advisor) ; Žáčková, Magdalena (referee)
The subject of this degree paper is the comedies of Angelo Beolco. The introductory part is focused mainly at the life and work of Angelo Beolco. Following this there is an introduction to the comedy genre in 16th century in Italy and the characteristics of erudite comedy, its authors and the change from the erudite comedy to the comedy dell'arte. A further part is given over to an analysis of his comedies La Pastoral (Pastoral), Il Reduce (Returnee) - Primo dialogo: Parlamento de Ruzante che iera vegnú de campo (First dialogue: What said Ruzante when he came back from the battlefield) and Secondo dialogo: Bilora (Second dialogue: Bilora).
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Cultural Differences between the British and the American Version of the TV Series "The Office"
Ringelová, Johana ; Vít, Radek (advisor) ; Higgins, Bernadette (referee)
The aim of this bachelor thesis is to analyse cultural differences between the British and the American society on the basis of a British sitcom called "The Office" and its American adaptation. In the first chapter of the thesis we learn the basic information about the sitcom. In chapter two there is an explanation of how could the sitcom became so popular in the US. In the second part of the same chapter we look into general differences in filming the UK and the US sitcoms. With the third chapter the analysis of the sitcom "The Office" starts. It begins with a description of its plot-line and the main characters then it moves on to analyse differences between the main characters. After this, a topic of cultural and social phenomena in the present-day UK and US society is examined. The analysis ends with the discussion on the topic of humour and its differences in the UK and the US version of the sitcom.
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The role of secondary characters in Molière's comedies
Řádková, Tereza ; Šuman, Záviš (advisor) ; Pohorský, Aleš (referee)
This Master's diploma thesis deals with the work of French playwright Molière, to be more precise, with types of characters in his plays. The thesis is not only based on Molière's main works Don Juan, Tartuffe or The Miser but it also studies characters in comedies like The Bourgeois Gentleman, Scapin's Deceits and others. It distinguishes two categories, major and minor characters. Nevertheless the attention is particularly focused on the minor characters. The goal of the thesis is to show what importance the characters have in Molière's plays and what is their role. Keywords: Classicism, Comedy, Molière, Character, French Drama, French Literature, Secondary Character
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