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 So

Soliloquy iloquy – personal sonal speech ech th that t reveals eals his is th though ghts ts

 Irony

• ny – opposi

posite te of f act ctua ual l me meanin ning

 Farce

ce – lig ight ht co comedy; y; sati tirical rical in in na natu ture re

 Pu

Pun – play ay on words ds

 Blank

nk verse se – un unrhy hymed med verse; se; it it has a b basic ic metr trical ical patt ttern ern

 Iambic

bic penta tameter meter – each ch un unit it, or fo foot, t, co conta tains ins an ia iamb; ; an un unacc ccented nted syllable llable fo follow llowed ed by an acc ccente ted syl yllable lable which ich is is repea peated ted fi five ti time mes to to ma make ke a pent ntameter meter

 Masque

ue – qui uick ckly ly ch change ge sce cenes es and ta tablea leaux ux wit ith h emphasis hasis up upon n elaborate aborate co costu tumes mes and sce cenery, ery, represent resentative ative of my f myth tholog

• logical

ical or past storal

• ral elements

ents. . Dance ce and nd mu music ic are essenti ential al

 Qualitie

lities found nd in n comedies medies

 Cont

ntras rasts ts are a co cons nstan tant t element ment of f th the co come medi dies es

 age

e vs. . youth uth

 city

y vs. . coun untry try

 wisdom

dom vs. . ignor noran ance

 jus

ustice tice vs. . injust ustic ice

 love

ve vs. . obed edien ience ce  Come

medies dies are roma mantic; ntic; th they y te tell ll of f th the tr tria ials ls and nd th the ul ulti timate ate suc ucce cess ss in in th the love e of th f the youn ung, g, us usua ually lly aris istoc tocratic ratic peopl

• ple

 Idea

a th that t love e has th the power er to to co conque uer r and tr transf sform

• rm all

 Seven

ven Commo mmon n Fe Featur tures es of all ll Shakes kespear pearean ean Comedi edies es

 Atm

tmosp sphere here of op f opti timism mism

 Festive

tive endin ings gs – us usua ually lly a w wedding ing or a fe feast t or both th

 Pr

Pract ctical ical jo joke kes – wit ithout

• ut fe

feeli lings ngs of f regret ret

 Pr

Predom

• minance

inance of y f young ung lovers ers and of ma f marriage iage; ; co conta tain in

• ld elem

ements ents of c f coun untry try romance nce

 MAJO

JOR R THEMES

 Lo

Love – many ty types es of l f love ve are shown

• wn th

through

• ughout
• ut th

this is play.

• ay. There

ere are fo four ur main in co coup uples, les, each ch co commen enting ting on a di diff fferent rent ty type e of lo f love

 Cit

ity lif ife vs. co coun untry try lif ife e – th the co confl flict icts s in in th the ci city ty are un unnatu tural ral and dangerous.

• rous. It

t is is in in th the co coun untry try where ere liv ives es and nd loves es are sorted ted out ut