Is Measure for Measure a Comedy | Genre in Shakespeare | Shakespeare Play by Play Season 1

[@tim2013]

I just stumbled upon your channel (because KZbin decided to show it to me). Great analysis, well done. Looking forward to watching the rest of your videos.

[@shakespeareplaybyplay]

Great to hear that. Hope you enjoy them.

[@jonathanbenjamingarciadequ7637]

I fully enjoyed reading this play. A personal favorite for some of the points you have so well articulated. A tragedy disguised as a comedy? Crossed my mind when I reached the end of the play. I followed up reading Titus Andronicus a couple of weeks later and, Lo and Behold! Seemed to me just the opposite, a comedy dressed up as a tragedy. A cynical and sarcastic view of the revenge tragedy as Measure for measure is of the idea that comedic tropes can encapsulate the messed-up reality of life. Life-and it's ugliness- forced into a comedy and being, somehow, successfully wilfully unsuccessful at that. Fantastic channel!

[@shakespeareplaybyplay]

Thank you so much! that's really insightful about Titus, I think you have a good point and I'll keep that in mind when (someday) I sit down to produce a season on that play. First, though, is a Midsummer Night's Dream. I have the first video ready to go for this Sunday

[@carolmitchell7364]

thank you so much from England ... getting on for 80, 65 years after first reading it at school, so grateful for having my eyes and mind opened with this really fascinating analysis...

[@shakespeareplaybyplay]

You're very welcome! Glad I could be someone to read alongside

[@zonaldzuck1859]

This is an amazing series and analysis

[@shakespeareplaybyplay]

Thank you

[@paddymeboy]

It's very simple - if the main characters end happily, it's a comedy. If sadly, it's a tragedy or (if they're historical figures) a History.

[@shakespeareplaybyplay]

So which is this?