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Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy without the slightest trace of tragedy. At the end everyone except Egeus is happy. But the production of Pyramus and Thisbe is a blend of tragedy and comedy, a real example of "tragical mirth". Although the story is a tragedy, its execution cannot help but amuse, and in fact leaves the newlyweds laughing.
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The Romeo and Juliet story probably owes its start to the story of Pyramus and Thisbe in Ovid's Metamorphoses. It went through a half-dozen storytellers before it got to Shakespeare. Shakespeare knew the original too--he put it into his play A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Classical tragedy
A serious play with an unhappy ending is a tragedy.
The threat of death may add a sense of urgency and fear to the artisans' performance, potentially making them more cautious and precise in their interpretation of the tragedy of Pyramus and Thisbe. It could also lead to heightened emotions and intensity in their acting, as they strive to avoid any mistakes that could result in punishment. Ultimately, the threat may influence them to take their roles more seriously and deliver a more compelling performance.
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Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy without the slightest trace of tragedy. At the end everyone except Egeus is happy. But the production of Pyramus and Thisbe is a blend of tragedy and comedy, a real example of "tragical mirth". Although the story is a tragedy, its execution cannot help but amuse, and in fact leaves the newlyweds laughing.
Catherine Cavanaugh has written: 'Redemptive tragedy' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation
Lamentable Comedy is what the players call Pyramus and Thisbe in "A Midsummer Night's Dream". It doesn't have a sensible meaning; the players are not very bright. Lamentable means sorrowful, so it should really be called a tragedy.
William Stuart Messer has written: 'The dream in Homer and Greek tragedy' -- subject(s): Dreams in literature, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Greek drama (Tragedy)
Marion Glen Brashear has written: 'Marlowe's tragedy of Dido' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation
West Side Story is of course based loosely on the plot of William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet. It doesn't have anything to do with ancient Greek tragedy, but the story is similar to one told by the Latin writer Ovid about Pyramus and Thisbe.
The only tragic lovers are Pyramus and Thisbe, the characters in the play put on by Peter Quince and Company. The plot of the play is not dissimilar to that of Romeo and Juliet, but the performance is so ridiculous that it is more comedy than tragedy.
Gerd Krause has written: 'Corneille--Racine' -- subject(s): Criticism and interpretation, French drama (Tragedy), History and criticism
D. J. Conacher has written: 'Aeschylus' -- subject(s): Mythology, Greek, in literature, Criticism and interpretation, Tragedy
Sinclair MacLardy Adams has written: 'Sophocles, the playwright' -- subject(s): Mythology, Greek, in literature, Criticism and interpretation, Tragedy