Shakespeare created three types of plays: tragedy, comedy and history. Shakespeare’s writing is entertaining and humorous because of its highbrow and lowbrow humor to appeal to the audiences during his time period. For example in the article, “Brush Up Your Shakespeare: Understanding The Funny Bits,” by Randy Murray it states that, “ There is”low” comedy in Shakespeare’s tragedies as well as the comedies. It's important. It needs to be in there and part of the performance. And it helps to remember that even the darkest play was meant to be entertaining.” This shows that Randy Murray’s article explains that highbrow and lowbrow humor is needed to please the groundlings and the merchants. Many of the groundlings were not educated so they needed