A dram of mother’s wit is better than a pound of school smarts. (English) A handful of mother wit is worth a bushel of learning. (Spanish) An ounce of mother-wit is worth a pound of school-wit. (German) An ounce of wit that is bought, is worth a...

Wit is a form of intellectual humour. A wit is someone skilled in making witty remarks. Forms of wit include: the quip and the...

WITNESS December 10 at 8 on Sundance DOCS WITHOUT BORDERS An activist filmmaking collective wants to change the world-one documentary at a time "I like to go to the front line on drugs," a young girl clad in green beret...

How The Partners of London earned the reputation as the masters of the verbal and visual bon mot. "I liken wit to throwing a ball," says David Stuart, founding and creative partner of The Partners, London. "There is mutual enjoyment in throwing and...

In addition to the physical journey of life to death, the character of Dr. Vivian Bearing in Margaret Edison's "Wit" undergoes an emotional journey as she changes from detached and insensitive to connected and caring.

Explores the Shakespearean idea of a tragic hero. Relates that idea to the character of Vivian Bearing, the protagonist of Margaret Edson´s acclaimed play Wit. Discusses whether Bearing fulfills the three parameters which define the Shakespearean tragic hero.