shakespear comedy vs tragedy
... Both plays could have also easily been tragedy or comedy with a few simple changes. ... "A Midsummer Nights Dream" is a comedy. ... Egeus dominate nature is his ‘flaw, and if he would have attended the wedding, and killed his daughter, this play could have been a tragedy. Likewise, "Romeo and Juliet", could have been a comedy. The first two acts of this play qualifies it as a comedy. ... If the families pride had not been so great that they would murder one another, or prohibited true love, this play could have been a comedy. This play is a tragedy, not because one character has a flaw, but both families have a flaw- pride. ... With a few simple modifications, "A Midsummer Nights Dream" could have been a tragedy, and "Romeo and Juliet" could have been a comedy.