plays have similar comedic characteristics and then other plays

are the exact opposite of comedy. Shakespeare wrote tragedies,

romance, history, comedy and problem plays all with great success.

During the performance of these plays there was no scenery so great

time was taken when developing the characters and the plot so the

plays would be entertaining. A Midsummers Night's Dream and Much

Ado About Nothing are just two of the comedies Shakespeare wrote.

These two plays have many things in common where as Measure for

Measure is a problem play with a totally different tone. Comparing

and contrasting these three plays will help us to understand what

Shakespeare thought comedy was in the 1600's and to see if our

A Midsummer Night's Dream is a festive comedy. The play takes

place in June and this is a bewitched time. In the spring the

custom is to celebrate the return of fertility to the earth.

During this time the young people spend the night in the woods to

celebrate. Shakespeare uses the greenworld pattern in this play.

The play begins in the city, moves out to the country and then back

wants Isabella to sleep with him so he could have her virginity and

Most of the characters are fully developed, except Hero, so we

This serious act of revenge causes the audience to feel sorry

becomes malicious and wants revenge. Claudio disgraces Hero at the

Night's Dream. Although these two plays share some common

used in this play is crude when they are discussing sex. The men

wedding. He refuses to marry her in front of all the guests and

ridiculous that she is in love with him because he is from such a

telling Claudio she will not sleep with Angelo, he comes up with a

After Isabella pleads with Angelo to pardon her brother, he

superior. It is funny this watchmen could catch anyone doing

atmosphere of the two plays are different but they both deal with

is publicly exposed so everyone will know what king of a person he

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