Undeniable similarities can be drawn between two Shakespearean masterpieces, "A Midsummer-Night's Dream" and "Romeo and Juliet". These similarities involve themes and classical Shakespearean character types. Both plays have a distinct pair of lovers, the confused couple, Hermia and Lysander, and the romantic couple, Romeo and Juliet. Both works could have also easily been transformed into the opposite with a few effortless modifications. A tragedy is a play in which one or more characters have a moral flaw that leads to his or her downfall. On the other hand, a comedy has at least one humorous character, and then a successful and/or happy ending. Comparing these two particular Shakespearean plays is helpful to find how Shakespeare uses similar character types in a variety of different situations, and the wonderful versatility of the themes he utilizes.In "Romeo and Juliet", Juliet is young, "not yet fourteen", and she is beautiful. Romeo's reaction after he first sees her is,"O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright!It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiope's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for the earth too dear!"Romeo is awestruck by her magnificent beauty. It is love at first sight. Yet young Juliet is sensible, "although [she feels] joy in [Romeo], [she would] have no joy in this contract tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden." She feels that since their relationship is still undeveloped they should not be childish and swear by each others love. She also implies that since they are still early in their affair they will definitely be abstaining from sexual intercourse.One massive impasse in the young lovers relationship is the constant quarreling of their stubborn parents. Because of these feuds, their parents would never allow the lovers to be together. They were quite auspicious that they kept the affair veiled from their parents attention.In both the coup...
