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Scholar Heather Hirschfeld Recommends the Best Shakespeare Comedies

Original: The Best Shakespeare Comedies recommended by Heather Hirschfeld For Shakespeare, comedy was not simply about laughter, b

Heather Hirschfeld has shared her recommendations for the best Shakespeare comedies, arguing that for the playwright comedy was never just about laughter. She frames his comic works as stories of conflict and confusion resolving into happy endings, at least by Elizabethan-era standards. The list has drawn interest from readers of classic literature.

Why now: Readers of classic literature are interested in expert guidance on which Shakespeare comedies to read.

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• The Best Shakespeare Comedies recommended by Heather Hirschfeld For Shakespeare, comedy was not simply about laughter, but about conflict and confusion giving way to resolution and a happy ending — at least by the standards of the Elizabethan era. https://… · gutenberg_org · 17

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