Many commentators agree in the belief that The Tempest is the last creation of Shakespeare. I will readily believe it. There is in The Tempest the solemn tone of a testament. Victor Hugo, A 19th century French poet, novelist, essayist, playwright, and dramatist of the Romantic movement. [Literariness.org] Shakespeare’s The Tempest has been variously interpreted as a romantic comedy, a comedy … Read more
One of the most prominent and exciting features of As You Like It is the three-fold manner in which Shakespeare presents humor. One can observe in this connection that Shakespeare has employed the word “humor” in a different sense. Humor, as used by Shakespeare and his contemporaries, is a particular individual trait of a person’s character by … Read more
William Shakespeare wrote several romantic comedies, of which As You Like It is the finest. A romantic comedy is a play in which the romantic elements are mingled with comic elements. Although it is a pastoral comedy play, As You Like It works fine as a romantic comedy in its essence. While the romantic elements like delight and thrill … Read more
