Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2021-04-11 Public domain in the USA. 129 Weiss, John 1818 1879 Wit, Humor, and Shakspeare: Twelve Essays The cause of laughter -- Wit, irony, humor -- Dogberry, Malvolio, Trolius and Cressida (Ajax), Bottom, Touchstone -- Falstaff: his companions; Americanisms -- Hamlet -- The porter in "Macbeth", the clown in "Twelfth night", the fool in "Lear" -- Women and men: Maria, Helena, Imogen, Constance -- Lord Bacon and the plays, Shakspeare's women, love in Shakspeare -- Portia -- Helena; Ophelia -- Macbeth -- Blonde women: Lady Macbeth. Chris Curnow, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Wit, Humor, and Shakspeare: Twelve Essays" by John Weiss is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The book explores various aspects of wit, humor, and the literary works of Shakespeare, delving into how these themes intersect with human experience and understanding. Weiss reflects on how laughter and humor are uniquely human traits, with implications for social interactions and personal reflections. The opening of the collection begins with the essay "The Cause of Laughter," where Weiss examines the nature of laughter, suggesting that it stems from man's unique neurological and social capacities. He discusses the evolutionary origins of laughter and the physical responses associated with it, pointing out how it distinguishes humans from other animals. Through a variety of anecdotes and observations, he also highlights how humor arises from incongruities in life, ultimately connecting these reflections to the works of Shakespeare, who adeptly captures the complexity of human emotions and social dynamics in his writing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 63.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Characters Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 -- Humor PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: British Literature 735297 2025-07-26T03:53:24.422366 text/html 723529 2024-10-18T13:05:58 text/html 335619 2025-07-26T03:53:36.538326 application/epub+zip 343030 2025-07-26T03:53:27.145357 application/epub+zip 330979 2025-07-26T03:53:25.551379 application/epub+zip 518858 2025-07-26T03:53:42.333287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 479687 2025-07-26T03:53:34.750317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 467717 2022-09-29T09:42:10.783040 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 637883 2025-07-26T03:53:23.205384 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 617916 2024-10-18T13:05:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16809 2025-07-26T03:53:42.497374 application/rdf+xml 8314 2025-07-26T03:53:25.676347 image/jpeg 1940 2025-07-26T03:53:25.609364 image/jpeg 308333 2025-07-26T03:53:24.505379 application/octet-stream application/zip en.wikipedia