Shakespeare Comedies

Shakespearean comedies tend to be lighthearted, whimsical, and emphasize an idealized rural life. Learn about more characteristics of Shakespeare's comedies in this collection.

Taming of the Shew staged

'The Taming of the Shrew': A Feminist Reading

Shylock From The Merchant of Venice Character Analysis

An Analysis of Shakespeare Characters Hermia and Her Father

Shakespeare 's play "The Tempest"

Understanding Ariel in "The Tempest"

illustration of As You Like It being performed

"All the World's a Stage" Quote Meaning

UK - 'As You Like It' Performance in Stratford-upon-Avon

How the Forest and Court Are Presented in 'As You Like It'

Lysander an Hermia in the forest.

Analysis of Lysander From 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

19th century engraving of 'The Merchant of Venice'

Portia - Shakespeare's 'The Merchant of Venice'

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Theseus and Hippolyta

Prospero

Prospero: Character Analysis of Shakespeare's 'Tempest' Protagonist

Vintage engraving from 1868 of showing a scene from As you like it a pastoral comedy by William Shakespeare

How to Identify a Shakespeare Comedy

Beatrice and Benedick

Plot Summary of Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing"

Act I Scene ii from The Tempest

"The Tempest" Act 1

Shakespeare - Much Ado About Nothing

'Much Ado About Nothing' Character Profiles

Bottom the Weaver

Character Analysis of Bottom

Actor on stage at the Tempest directed by Dominic Dromgoole.

The Role of Caliban in 'The Tempest'

Illustration of William Shakespeare's play The Tempest

'The Tempest' Summary for Students

English National Opera's Production Of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream At The London Coliseum

Oberon and Titania Character Analysis

Miranda by John William Waterhouse

Magic in 'The Tempest'

Shakespeare - A Midsummer Nights Dream

Shakespearean Love Concepts in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

Miranda, Prospero and Ariel, from 'The Tempest' by William Shakespeare, c.1780 (oil on canvas)

Analyzing Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing

Puck in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'

As You Like It - The Mock Marriage of Orlando and Rosalind. Painting by Deverell Walter Howard (1853)

'As You Like It' Themes: Love

An 1838 engraving of "Merchant of Venice"

'The Merchant of Venice' Act 1, Scene 3: Summary

19th Century Engraving of the Merchant of Venice

'The Merchant of Venice' Act 1 Summary

Anne Hathaway's cottage in Stratford upon Avon

Understand the Major Themes of 'Much Ado About Nothing'

Caliban, Ariel, Stephano and Trinculo in The Tempest

Overview of Shakespeare's 'The Tempest'

Shakespeare's The Tempest

Power Relationships in "The Tempest"

The Merry Wives of Windsor: "Falstaff in the Washbasket" by Henry Fuseli

Sir John Falstaff: Character Analysis

UK - William Shakespeare's As You Like It directed by Blanche McIntyre at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London.

Summary of William Shakespeare's Play 'As You Like It'

The Merry Wives of Windsor: "Falstaff in the Washbasket" by Henry Fuseli

'The Merry Wives of Windsor' - Character Analysis

UK -John Cranko's The Taming of the Shrew at Sadler's Wells in London.

'The Taming of The Shrew' Themes

The Merry Wives of Windsor: "Falstaff in the Washbasket" by Henry Fuseli

The Merry Wives of Windsor - Theme Analysis

Color painting showing Mistress Quickly with other Shakespearean characters.

A Character Analysis of Shakespeare's Mistress Quickly

Measure for Measure

'Measure for Measure' Act 2 Analysis

Themes of Shakespeare's Comedy, 'Measure for Measure'

Helena and Demetrius entangled with Hermia and Lysander

Character Analysis of Helena and Demetrius

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