Is A Midsummer Night's Dream a comedy of manners?

Answer 1

It is not The Comedy of Errors which is another play by Shakespeare. If your question means, does the plot move because people make mistakes, this is partly true. Puck's mistake in juicing Lysander instead of Demetrius does add to the comic confusion. However, for the most part, the movement of the plot comes from the intersecting of the various story lines and Oberon and Puck's desire to make mischief.

Answer 2

No, A Midsummer Night's Dream is not considered a comedy of manners. It is classified as a romantic comedy or a fantasy comedy due to its themes of love, magic, and mistaken identities. Comedy of manners typically focuses on the behavior, mannerisms, and social conventions of a specific social class, while A Midsummer Night's Dream delves more into magical and fantastical elements.

Answer 3

No, absolutely not. It is possibly the least tragic of all of Shakespeare's comedies. The only person who is remotely unhappy at the end is Hermia's father Egeus.

Answer 4

A comedy. In the tragedies everyone dies.