Major Conventions The main action is about love Lovers must overcome obstacles and misunderstandings Contains Improbable, fantastic, supernatural, or.

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Major Conventions The main action is about love Lovers must overcome obstacles and misunderstandings Contains Improbable, fantastic, supernatural, or miraculous Ends in Marriage

Structure Act 1: Exposition- a situation with tensions Act 2: “Rising Action”- conflict in developed Act 3: Turning Point- conflict reaches height Act 4: “Falling Action”- things begin to clear up Act 5: Conclusion- problem is resolved, knots tied up

Might also include… Mistaken Identities A Clever Servant Heightened tensions, often within a family Multiple, Intertwining plots Frequent punning

Shakespeare’s Comedies The Two Gentlemen of Verona The Taming of the Shrew The Comedy of Errors Love’s Labour’s Lost A Midsummer Night’s Dream The Merchant of Venice The Merry Wives of Windsor Much Ado About Nothing As You Like It Twelfth Night Troilus and Cressida Measure for Measure All’s Well That Ends Well Pericles Prince of Tyre The Winter’s Tale Cymbeline The Tempest

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