Articles related to "Shakespearean Comedy"

A Midsummer Night's Dream remains one of the Bard's most popular comedies and continues to delight audiences to this day.

Kenneth Branagh has produced a thoroughly enjoyable romp from a Shakespeare classic.

Much Ado About Nothing is usually produced as a cheery romp, but it could equally be performed as a protest aganst gender hypocrisy and inequality.

As You Like It is considered to be one of Shakespeare's lightest comedies. It contains memorable characters and a satisfactorily happy ending.

One of Shakespeare's earliest comedies, Love's Labour's Lost is a witty examination of sexual politics. However, it has a most uncomedic conclusion.

The themes contained within The Taming of The Shrew are a little dated, and the play may seem misogynist to modern eyes. But the play remains immensely popular.

The Comedy of Errors is Shakespeare's shortest play, it is known for its wordplay, puns and physical humour.

Jokes and deceit are abundant in Twelfth Night, directed mainly at Malvolio. But the nasty tricks aren't just comic interludes - they are disturbing reminders of reality.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is one of Shakespeare's romantic comedies. But the play can leave us unnerved once we form the link between comedy and tyranny in the play.

The prevalence of the fairies in human society in A Midsummer Night's Dream create comedy but also a real feeling of cruelty and injustice. How should we react to this?

This articles explores how love is misdirected in the play, and it's contribution in creating a sublime expression of human suffering in King Lear.

Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing is one of his most popular comedies. It deals with themes of love, deceit, infidelity and the differences between the sexes.