Four Comedies
Four Comedies by William Shakespeare, published by Penguin in 1994, is a reprint edition comprising 678 pages in English. This collection showcases four of Shakespeare’s spirited comedies, emphasizing the intricate interplay between the drama’s structure and the wit of its dialogue. The narratives navigate near-tragic crises where the potential for disaster or happiness looms, ultimately leading to joyful conclusions driven by goodwill, understanding, love, and generosity.
Readers will find that these comedies explore themes of adversity, exile, and unrequited love, illustrating how such challenges can foster deeper feelings of friendship and acceptance. Each text in this edition is accompanied by notes and an introduction, enhancing its value for students, scholars, and theatre enthusiasts alike. This thoughtful compilation invites readers to engage with the complexities of Shakespearean drama while appreciating the humor and character dynamics that define his work.
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Shakespearean comedy has as much to do with the structure and movement of the drama as with the wit of its dialogue or the humour of its characters. In these four comedies there is a near-tragic crisis at which disaster or happiness may ensue, but the overriding force of goodwill and the power of understanding, love and generosity brings us through to a joyful conclusion. In comedy, ‘sweet are the uses of adversity’, so that the most bitter circumstances – exile, oppression, unrequited love – can give rise to higher feelings of friendship, respect, sympathy and acceptance. In this collection of Shakespeare’s four most spirited comedies, each text comes complete with notes and an introduction, making this edition of particular value to students, scholars and theatre-goers.
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