1. Shakespeare’s comedies Kristiina Reinfeldt 11b

2. William Shakespeare comedies, tragedies and histories the optimistic period (1590-1601)

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

4. Shakespeare’s comedies Easy-flowing blank verse Imaginary country Similar to a fairy-tale Characters are true to life Heroines Writer laughs at his characters Renaissance men and women Believe in themselves

5. Shakespeare’s comedies A struggle of old haters to overcome difficulty, often presented by young people Separation and re-unification Mistaken identities A clever servant Heightened tensions, often within a couple One, intertwining plot Frequent punning

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