... , who has written many different comedies and tragedies throughout his time, has revolutionized the literary world through his works. However, it is an on going debate if his play, The Merchant of Venice should be seen as a tragedy or comedy. Although many people view the play as a tragedy, they are often ignoring the humor that Shakespeare included in the story to make it ... more entertaining. In this play there are a few elements of tragedy that are apparent in this play, The Merchant of Venice should be classified as a comedy because of its abundance of happy endings, light-hearted j...

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