1. Shakespearian Comedies vs. Tragedies
... death and madness. Such a setting provides a heightened reality, not just for the characters in the play, but for the reader as well. Gender issues and mistaken identities are raised in Shakespeare's comedies. The most obvious example is Viola in Twelfth Night in which she disguises herself as a man to win the heart of the Duke of Illyria, Orsino. What results is a comical situation of irony and ... , she does so out of her desire for Orsino. Viola ends up in a complicated situation in which she eventually must explain herself to the other characters in the conclusion. Love triangles ar...
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