All of the comedies have a set of shared tropes certain patterns that help define them as comedies.

A further sub genre of the comedy is the tragic comedy which means a serious play with a happy ending.

There is the greatest variety in the section entitled "Comedy" and critics generally distinguish.

Many themes are repeated throughout Shakespeare Comedies.

The most famous comedy actors of the Elizabeth era included Will Kempe, Richard Tarlton, Robert Armin and Lawrence Fletener.