Similarities Between Romeo And Juliet

William Shakespeare is known for his numerous works of various comedies and tragedies. A comedic play typically contains a major whimsical character, and has pleasant or favorable ending. A tragic play includes one or more characters having a moral flaw that leads to his/her downfall. Many similarities and differences are present in the Shakespearean comedy Much Ado About Nothing and the Shakespearean tragedy Romeo and Juliet including the characters, themes, and genres. Both films include two lovers, similar themes, an antagonist, and characters who provide comic relief. Tybalt, the antagonist of Romeo and Juliet, is comparable to Don John, the villain of Much Ado About Nothing. Tybalt does not accept of Romeo and Juliet’s relationship and

Similarly, Don John fabricates a lie to defame Hero in attempt to destroy the love and happiness shared between his brother Claudio, and his lover Hero. Furthermore, individuality is a theme present in both plays. In Romeo and Juliet, the two lovers do not anticipate them falling in love because of the hatred shared between their families. However, they continue to love each other which led them to becoming isolated from others. In Much Ado About Nothing, at first Benedick and Beatrice were very close friends and would even verbally offend each other. The thought of becoming more than friends would have never crossed either of their minds until they were set up. Since then, they developed a very strong, indefinable love for one another. Comic relief is present in both films. In Much Ado About Nothing, Dogberry and Verges, or the Watch, provide humor with their inability to