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This question is difficult to answer due to all the debate about the subject. Traditionally, it is classified as a comedy, but modern scholars have also considered classifying it as a late romance or one of Shakespeare's "problem plays" due to the intense pyschological drama in the beginning of the play.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 12y agoThe Winter's Tale is a comedy in the sense that it turns out ok for everyone in the end. However, a lot of people have to do a lot of suffering before they get there and some of them are eaten by a bear. There's a conman called Autolycus who is supposed to be the comic relief, but he is not all that funny.
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In dawsons creek when does jen and jack kiss?
They kiss in season 4, A Winters Tale
Which character says tirra lirra in Winters Tale?
It's Autolycus, ACT IV scene iii.
Example of fairy tale?
A fairy tale has curtain trates that make it a fairy tale-it has to have unexplained magic ex: talking animals-Symbals ex: the color red can mean danger or lovethe directin west or the woods also mean danger and pop up frequently in fairy tales-the world in which the story takes place has no history-it must teach a lesson or a moralbut remember to keep it separated from fantasy. Fantasy originated form fairy tale.
Is SpongeBob a fairy tale?
Is SpongeBob a fairy tale
When was My Tale Is Hot created?
My Tale Is Hot was created in 1964.
What was one common genre of play Shakespeare wrote A. Parody B. Allegory C. Sci-fi D. Comedy?
Shakespeare wrote plays in the comedy, tragedy and history genres, although these sometimes overlap. Sometimes his later plays, which have a fairy-tale quality, are called romances.
Which specific story element determines if a story is a fairy tale or a tragedy?
The outcome of the story is a key element that determines if a story is a fairy tale or a tragedy. In a fairy tale, there tends to be a happily-ever-after ending, while a tragedy typically ends in sorrow or disaster. Additionally, themes, characters, and motifs also play a role in distinguishing between these two genres.
Is Mopsa in the winters tale posh and fancy?
No, quite the reverse.
What were 2 of Williams shakespearse romances?
The Tempest The winters tale
What is the name of the daughter of Leontes and Hermione in The Winters' Tale?
Perdita
What is the shakespeare play beginning with AWT?
A Winters Tale
Who is the creator of The Little Mermaid?
Hans Christian Anderson. His tale is a tragedy and in a sense a sermon-tale against race-mixing.
Exit pursued by a bear what shakespeare play is it from?
Winters Tale III iii
In dawsons creek when does jen and jack kiss?
They kiss in season 4, A Winters Tale
A play that is funny and usually has a happy ending?
In the Greek theater, plays were traditionally comedic (with a happy ending) or tragic (with human suffering). Hence while the Comedy (smiling) and Tragedy (crying) masks are often used to represent drama.
What genres did shakespeare use in his plays?
History, comedy and tragedy, of course. As You Like It contains elements of pastoral. Some scholars have identified other genres: romance, in the fairytale plots of Cymbeline or A Winter's Tale; fantasy, in the tales of magic The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream; tragicomedy, in the dark comedies like Measure for Measure and The Merchant of Venice. And then there is Troilus and Cressida, which is almost nihilistic.
Which 1982 Christmas hit by david Essex shared its title with a shakespeare play?
Winters Tale
