The Merchant of Venice

William Shakespeare whereas attempting to categorise it, as it’s a troublesome play to categorise within the normal Shakespearean classes of comedy, historical past or tragedy, I got here to the conclusion that the final word view of this drama is neither merely a comedy or a tragedy, however a mixture of each.

Within the e book it was said that, “Coinciding with the discount within the stature of characters in tragedy has come a hybrid type that has come to be often known as tragicomedy, that’s, works of drama that mix the tragic and comedian collectively” (277). With this in thoughts, after studying this troublesome play, I’d must argue that or not it’s thought of a “Tragicomedy”.

So now I ask professor, would this qualify as such, though initially this drama has been titled, The Comical Historical past of the Merchant of Venice, or In any other case Known as the Jew of Venice, initially I didn’t see the comedy inside it, however I can see some now, however I additionally wouldn’t name it an entire tragedy, being that there was battle, it in the end by no means resulted in an entire tragedy to name it that both.

I recognize any suggestions to the matter, whether or not it nonetheless corresponds to the unique Question Assignment? Is my understanding of the time period utilized appropriately for my part in direction of this drama?

I stay up for gaining extra data in direction of this project which I loved analyzing. Sincerely, Mabel Martin MabelMartin Professor Valencic, Adam ENGL 200 Dec 16, 2012 The Merchant of Venice “The villainy you educate me I’ll execute, and it shall go arduous however I’ll higher the instruction” (324). When analyzing this line from “The Merchant of Venice”, it doesn’t appear as if this drama can be thought of a comedy, however fairly a tragedy. All of us have learn and studied the variability of works of the nice author William Shakespeare, most of his performs might be categorized into comedy, historical past, or tragedy.

Nevertheless, this particular performs full title is initially ,The Comical Historical past of the Merchant of Venice, or In any other case Known as the Jew of Venice, however though the title contemplates that or not it’s thought of a comedy, after reviewing and summarizing the entire drama, I disagree and think about this performs classification to be completely different. Contemplating the above talked about quote straight from the drama, one would assume it might then be a tragedy, which for some time, I virtually believed it to be. However after discovering the ultimate end result, and looking out on the drama because it entire, I’d not even contemplate it a tragedy both.

Nonetheless, I discovered there to be direct correlation to each classifications throughout the play as a complete. Earlier via my research of Drama all through the chapter, nevertheless, I got here throughout a brand new time period; one which I imagine would finest go well with the classification for this specific drama. “Coinciding with the discount within the stature of characters in tragedy has come a hybrid type that has come to be often known as tragicomedy, that’s, works of drama that mix the tragic and comedian collectively” (277).

This definition led me to the conclusion that that is what I’d base my classification for William Shakespeare’s “The Merchant of Venice” This drama shouldn’t be solely a tragedy, as a result of though a personality does appear to precise traits of these of a villain, “The pound of flesh which I demand of him is dearly purchased, ’tis mine, and I’ll have it”, there’s extra background to his experiences, (private, psychological, emotional, social and even ethical) that are defined, for why he’s the best way he’s, and likewise the ultimate end result doesn’t go as he had hoped as one would anticipate from a tragedy.

Though tragedies should not at all times adopted with dying, there are a lot of different factors that come throughout which are facets of a comedy. So far as being a comedy, it additionally shows, not solely laughing moments, which aren’t what a real comedy was really primarily based on in drama, it displayed for some a contented ending, the place there are weddings, and one other shot at dwelling for Antonio.

This play even shows what I believe to be to an extent, in a spiritual view, an anthropological strategy, which actually is a key issue on this play, the place a major character, Shylock’s, believes in faith, these of a Jew, compose a significant function for the event on this play, to the purpose in the long run he’s even pressured to transform into Christianity, which in flip the villains tragic plot, turns into tragic for him because it turns again on him, and all else proceed with their lives, to incorporate his daughter, completely satisfied, on this difficult compilation of drama classifications that change all through the story.

In the end, this supposed comedy, is actually a comedy, however can be seen as a tragedy, as a result of of the villain, though the ultimate tragedy ends over him. With this in thoughts, Shakespeare appears to need the reader to realize sympathy for the so referred to as villain, because it has been his tough life that has took led him there. Coming from that time of view, it’s a tragedy, that he loses his daughter, his settlement misunderstanding, and in the end his faith, which is pressured, and for anybody that may be tragic, to be handled as such all of your life in your beliefs, after which in the end pressured to vary them.

So relying on one’s standpoint, and the connection you develop with the characters, this story might be seen in a different way, as both merely a comedy or for some, who might perceive what that’s like be seen as a tragedy. Nevertheless, because it was outlined earlier, I conclude that one of the best suited classification for this play total can be tragicomedy. Works Cited Shakespeare, William. “The Merchant of Venice. ” ENGL200: Composition and Literature. New York: McGraw-Hill 2011: 308-339. Internet. 16 December 2012. ENGL200: Composition and Literature. New York: McGraw-Hill 2011: 275-289. Internet. 30 November 2012.