Shakespearean comedies are one of the three (sometimes four) genres of plays by William Shakespeare. Traditionally, his works have been grouped into: tragedies, comedies, and histories, with some scholars adding a fourth category, romances. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A Shakespearean tragedy usually involves the following: A seemingly admirable protagonist who falls from grace and into doom due to a fatal flaw in his/her character. ... Traditionally, the works of William Shakespeare have been grouped into three categories: tragedies, comedies, and histories. ... The Late Romances are a grouping of William Shakespeares later plays, including Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Cymbeline, The Winters Tale, and The Tempest. ...

"Comedy" in its medieval usage had a very different meaning from modern comedy. A Shakespearean comedy is one that has The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

1. A happy ending, usually involving marriage for all the unmarried characters, and
2. A more lighthearted style and tone.

Shakespearean comedies also tend to have: Marriage is a relationship and bond between individuals that plays a key role in the definition of many families. ...

1. A struggle of young lovers to overcome difficulty that is often presented by elders
2. Separation and Unification
3. Mistaken Identities
4. Male Friendship
5. A Clever Servant
6. Heightened Tensions, often within a family
7. Multiple Plots

Several of Shakespeare's comedies, such as Measure for Measure, All's Well That Ends Well and The Merchant of Venice, have an unusual tone with a difficult mix of humour and tragedy which has led them to be classified as problem plays. It is not clear whether the uneven nature of these dramas is due to an imperfect understanding of Elizabethan humour and society, a fault on Shakespeare's part or a deliberate attempt by him to blend styles and confound expectations. Measure for Measure is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1604 or 1605. ... Alls Well That Ends Well is a comedy by William Shakespeare, which is also considered one of his problem plays. ... Shylock and Jessica by Maurycy Gottlieb (1856-1879) The Merchant of Venice is a famous comedy (note: at the time the play was written, comedy had a very different meaning; see Shakespearean comedies) by William Shakespeare, written at an uncertain date between 1594 and 1597. ... The term problem plays is applied to the three plays William Shakespeare wrote between the last of his pure comedies (Twelfth Night) and the first of his pure tragedies (Othello) They are Alls Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure, Troilus and Cressida. ... The Elizabethan Era is the period associated with the reign of Queen Elizabeth I (1558 - 1603) and is often considered to be a golden age in English history. ...

List of Shakespearean comedies:

• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• All's Well That Ends Well
• As You Like It
• Cardenio (lost)
• The Comedy of Errors
• Cymbeline
• Love's Labour's Lost
• Love's Labour's Won (lost)
• Measure for Measure
• The Merchant of Venice
• The Merry Wives of Windsor
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Pericles Prince of Tyre
• Taming of the Shrew
• The Tempest
• Twelfth Night
• The Two Gentlemen of Verona
• The Winter's Tale

Some scholars of Shakespeare break the category of "Comedies" into "Comedies" and "Romances." The plays included in the latter category would be Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale, Pericles Prince of Tyre, and The Tempest. See Shakespeare's Late Romances. A Midsummer Nights Dream is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare written in the mid-1590s. ... Alls Well That Ends Well is a comedy by William Shakespeare, which is also considered one of his problem plays. ... Scene from As you like it, Francis Hayman, c. ... Cardenio is a lost play, known to have been performed by the Kings Men, a London theatre company, in 1613. ... The Comedy of Errors is an early play by William Shakespeare. ... The Mythical British King Cymbeline is identified with Cunobelinus Cymbeline is a play by William Shakespeare. ... One of Shakespeares early comedies, Loves Labours Lost features an artificial and rather silly plot, but displays an astonishing rhetorical technique. ... Loves Labours Won (or Loues Labours Wonne) is an unknown play written by William Shakespeare before 1598. ... Measure for Measure is a play written by William Shakespeare in 1604 or 1605. ... Shylock and Jessica by Maurycy Gottlieb (1856-1879) The Merchant of Venice is a famous comedy (note: at the time the play was written, comedy had a very different meaning; see Shakespearean comedies) by William Shakespeare, written at an uncertain date between 1594 and 1597. ... The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedy by William Shakespeare featuring the fat knight Falstaff. ... Much Ado About Nothing is a play by William Shakespeare. ... Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a play written partly by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected plays. ... The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... The Tempest is the title of: A play by William Shakespeare A painting by Giorgione A Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel It is also the nickname often attached to the Sonata No. ... Twelfth Night, or What You Will is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by Shakespeare from early in his career. ... The Winters Tale is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... The Late Romances are a grouping of William Shakespeares later plays, including Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Cymbeline, The Winters Tale, and The Tempest. ... The Mythical British King Cymbeline is identified with Cunobelinus Cymbeline is a play by William Shakespeare. ... The Winters Tale is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... Pericles, Prince of Tyre is a play written partly by William Shakespeare and included in modern editions of his collected plays. ... The Tempest is the title of: A play by William Shakespeare A painting by Giorgione A Star Trek: Deep Space Nine novel It is also the nickname often attached to the Sonata No. ... The Late Romances are a grouping of William Shakespeares later plays, including Pericles, Prince of Tyre, Cymbeline, The Winters Tale, and The Tempest. ...