Comedy was popular during the Renaissance, and it was also one of Shakespeare\'s specialties.
Shakespeare was a fairly traditional playwright, we.
The four plays discussed in this book, A Midsummer Night\'s Dream , The Merchant of Venice , Twelfth Night and The Tempest, span Shakespeare\'s career and remind us that Shakespeare, more than any of his contemporaries, explored the possibilities of comedy, consistently developing new approaches to the genre.
Comedy was popular during the Renaissance, and it was also one of Shakespeare\'s specialties