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Shakespeare’s comedies

Shakespeare’s comedies. Kaisa Kirotar 11B. Overview of Shakespeare’s works. Tragedies Histories Comedies Tragicomedies. Characteristics In Shakespeare’s comedies, everything is taken lightly, wordplay and metaphors are used to provoke “thoughtful laughter”.

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Shakespeare’s comedies

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  1. Shakespeare’s comedies Kaisa Kirotar 11B

  2. Overview of Shakespeare’s works • Tragedies • Histories • Comedies • Tragicomedies

  3. CharacteristicsIn Shakespeare’s comedies, everything is taken lightly, wordplay and metaphors are used to provoke “thoughtful laughter”. • A struggle of young lovers to overcome difficulty that is often presented by elders • Mistaken identities • Multiple, intertwining plots • Frequent use of puns • Happy endings

  4. The Comedy of Errors • Shakespeare’s earliest comedy, written around 1592 • Separated twins • Mistaken identity • Has many adaptions: operas, films and at least 3 musicals • Broadway musical “Oh, Brother!” in 1981 • Hip-hop musical “Bomb-itty of Errors”

  5. The Two Gentlemen of Verona • Has the smallest cast of all of Shakespeare’s plays • Women dressing as men • Love versus friendship • Foolishness of lovers • Blank verse and prose • The only cinematic adaption is a Chinese silent film Yī jiǎn méi(“A Spray of Plum Blossoms”)

  6. Other comedies • As You Like It • Love's Labour's Lost • Measure for Measure • The Merchant of Venice • The Merry Wives of Windsor • A Midsummer Night's Dream • Much Ado About Nothing • Taming of the Shrew • The Tempest • Twelfth Night • The Winter's Tale

  7. The End Thanks for watching/listening!

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