Conclusion

In conclusion, the elements that make a comedy from a Shakespearian play are many and varied. Firstly, a comedy cannot be called that without a happy ending. Although humor and humorous language may miss from a comedy, the happy ending is a prerequisite to it. This happy ending may mean a marriage or the promise of a marriage, marriage to which the characters arrive after overcoming obstacles, such as parental disapproval. Wooing is also an important element of Shakespearian comedies, it is a prerequisite of marriage and helps develop comic characters.

Man-like women are also something very common in Shakespearian comedies. Women disguise themselves as men to achieve social recognition and this may lead to complications, as well as to resolutions in the plot. It also helps create comical atmosphere.

Moreover, in one chapter of the paper, we have seen a very important group of characters that appears in Shakespearian plays, namely, fools and clowns, important because they are the author’s voice when he wants to criticize aspects of the society he lives in.

As we have seen throughout the paper, these elements are peculiar and very important to Shakespearian comedies. They make them unique and a very important part of the history of literature.