The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare is often called a problem play because it does not neatly fit the characteristics of either a comedy or a tragedy.
A tragedy is a drama or literary work in which one of the main characters is brought to ruin or suffer extreme sorrow, especially as a tragic flaw or moral weakness. The Merchant of Venice has a character that is brought to ruin. It also has many other characteristics of a tragedy.
Most of the events being serious is one of the characteristics. After closely reading the play, it is apparent that it does not fit the rules of a true tragedy. For example, even though Shylock meets a tragic end, it is not enough.
Tragedy or Comedy, that is the question? In the beginning of the play we are introduced to Antonio who is sad for no obvious reason. This creates an immediate somber tone and makes. It is often referred to as one of his problem plays.
This means that it does not easily fall into a single category. Most literary sources categorize The Merchant of Venice as a comedy because it fits the description by. Generally, most people understand The Merchant of Venice as a comedy about a bitter and outcasted Jewish moneylender named Shylock who seeks revenge against a Christian merchant who has failed to pay his loan back. However, there are many different perspectives on whether The Merchant of Venice is a comedy or.
All of my familiarity with the play was based on hearsay, and for some reason I got the idea in my heads that it was a tragedy. Even his daughter leaves him to marry a Christian. Shylock is left during a poor situation due to his evil plot to urge revenge from Antonio. His evil plan leads to nothing but insult and misery for the Jew. Shakespeare has balanced comedy with tragedy within the drama.
He has used both the weather in it to form it interesting and have a long-lasting flavour. The cunning heart of the Jew, the innocence of Antonio, the love and romance of Portia all make the drama engaging and interesting. So, to classify it as either a tragedy or comedy would be wrong. Shakespeare's art has however, created an excellent balance between the 2 which has seen tons of appreciation since the time it had been written.
Even within the character of Shylock one can find both of the weather and while his contract ad attitude towards the poor Christian businessman are horrible, at several points he's quite hilarious together with his amusing style and talk.
Buy Book. Share to Twitter Share to Facebook. Newer Post Older Post Home. Subscribe to: Post Comments Atom. Despite the fact that The Merchant of Venice has characteristics of a comedy, it is also considered a great tragedy because of the terrible way.
Introduction The merchant of Venice is a drama and romantic play, by William Shakespeare. The merchant of Venice is believed to have been written between and It is contained on the First Folio, in the contents of Comedies, sharing certain aspects with others plays.
That one traditionally ends with. He used comedy as a diversion from the dark and somber parts of his stories. He also enabled audiences to laugh at circumstances that violate morals. Through distraction and seemingly inappropriate jokes, Merchant of Venice exhibits how Shakespeare uses humor to make his audiences laugh at the misfortunes in his comedy plays.
Distraction is a major element of. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's pre-eminent dramatist.
He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon. He wrote poems, tragedies, and of course some of his most known plays are comedies.
What made Shakespeare so popular? Why are his comedies so well known? How did his way of writing comedies form the way others wrote and continue to write in the years after him? These are. For example, the famous titles of Julius Caesar and Hamlet tell the tragedies of those respective characters.
In fact, there is not just one character, but instead multiple that fit the description of the protagonist. The main plot, or rather.
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