Word: counterpoint
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...years on the throne, King Bhumibol has made the constitutional monarchy a moral counterpoint to the slime pit of Thai politics. Revered by his subjects as semidivine and for his work among the poor, he intervenes in politics only during times of crisis?most notably ending the bloodshed of the May 1992 democracy uprising. He prefers giving advice to Premiers in private. So, as Thaksin and his ministers sat in the Dusidalai Throne Hall awaiting the King's annual birthday address to the nation, they were expecting the usual sermon on development peppered with parables and gentle jibes. Instead, Bhumibol...
...this a spectacular dramatic work, not to say that my writing will be spectacular, but I want it to be close to a popular eighteenth century spectacle with a huge cast and lots of effects. I want it to approach that style—it will be an intense counterpoint to the morbidity of the subject matter...
...concerns aside, what sets Amélie apart from its peers is the film’s refusal to take itself too seriously. Certainly, Amélie’s relationship with the Man of Glass (an elderly neighbor so named for his severe bone disease) adds an intellectual counterpoint to all the levity. But just when it seems that Jeunet is establishing another dour subplot, he kicks it to the curb with one of the film’s simplest and best jokes. It’s clear that Jeunet and his cast are having fun with this film...
...period’s comedy was characterized by disorganization in structure, bathroom humor, comic eating with sexual overtones and free use of language. Segal refers to the period of Old Comedy as an “unique confection of the lyre and the phallus, a counterpoint of melodic delicacy and discordant grossness...
Claire, portrayed by Rim Abida ’04, is scheming and coursing with intense energy. Abida’s performance offers a perfect counterpoint to the dark and pensive Solange of Kayla Y. Rosen ’04, who helps evoke an atmosphere in which deceit appears natural and sitting on the edge of the seat is mandatory...