TY - ADVS TI - Understanding Shakespeare: Shakespeare comedy PY - 2000/// CY - Victoria PB - Learning Essentials KW - English literature KW - Shakespeare, William KW - 1564-1616 KW - Criticism and interpretation KW - Comedies N1 - Presenter: Alan Dilnot, Sue Fweng N2 - Summary: This program investigates the nature of comedy by examining Shakespeare's'Much Ado About Nothing' and'The Tempest'. The presenters discuss the humour, wit and social satire in these plays, and also stress the essential seriousness of great comedy, with its power to advance moral and spiritual values ER -