In William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer's Night Dream, many mistakes are made that lead to humorous situations. For example, the fairy Puck uses a magical flower to make the Queen of Fairies fall in love with a bumbling actor-who has the head of a donkey.

Which of the following best describes this type of drama?

tragedy

comic relief

satire

farce

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Jaylah Munoz

11 December, 07:07

In William Shakespeare's play A Midsummer's Night Dream, many mistakes are made that lead to humorous situations. For example, the fairy Puck uses a magical flower to make the Queen of Fairies fall in love with a bumbling actor-who has the head of a donkey.

Which of the following best describes this type of drama?

tragedy

comic relief

satire

farce

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Layton Krause · Answer 1

It is a farse because there is all of these funny things going on but at the same time there are other things that make it serious. Also the play, A Midsummer night's dream is a comedy, so it would be comic relief