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Why does Shakespeare use comedy?

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Why does Shakespeare use comedy?

Shakespeare comedies (or rather the plays of Shakespeare that are usually categorised as comedies) are generally identifiable as plays full of fun, irony and dazzling wordplay. The play ends with the lovers all together, as usual, celebrating their love and the way things have turned out well for their group.

Which is the first comedy of Shakespeare?

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Did Shakespeare write any comedies?

Eighteen of Shakespeare’s plays are usually among the comedies: Comedy of Errors, Taming of the Shrew, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Love’s Labours Lost, The Tempest, The Winter’s Tale, Cymbeline, Pericles, All’s Well that End’s Well, Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida (sometimes classified as a tragedy), Twelfth …

What is a romantic comedy in Shakespeare?

The romantic comedies of Shakespeare can be otherwise called as “comedies of incidents” or “comedies of mistaken identity”. The plot is often driven by mistaken identity. Characters play scenes in disguise and its common for female characters to disguise themselves as male characters.

What are the elements of romantic comedy?

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  • The Eccentric Best Friend. There’s always a free-spirited best friend who’s the total opposite of the protagonist.
  • The Unexpected Love Interest.
  • The Near Breakup.
  • The Grand Gesture.
  • The Happily Ever After Ending.

Which are the main characteristics of romantic comedy?

The Essential Structure Of Romantic Comedies

  • Unfulfilled Desire. As all great romantic comedies begin, the protagonists are missing something important in their lives, whether it be love or happiness, etc., evidently foreshadowing what is to come.
  • Meet Cute.
  • Happy Together.
  • Obstacles Arise.
  • The Journey.
  • New Obstacles.
  • The Choice.
  • Crises.

What are the characteristics of a Shakespearean romance?

The Conventions of Shakespeare’s Romances Some of the characteristics of SHAKESPEAREAN ROMANCE include: an enveloping conflict (war, rebellion, jealousy, treachery, intrigue) that may cover a large timespan (conflict begun a generation or more before the events of the play) and is resolved at the end of the play.

Is Romeo and Juliet a romance or tragedy?

Romeo and Juliet is officially classified as a tragedy, but in some respects the play deviates from the tragic genre. Another important way Romeo and Juliet deviates from other Shakespearean tragedies is that the main characters cannot be said to make a fatal error that leads to their demise.