William Shakespeare's The Merchant of Venice : a tragicomedy and a comedy proper a research paper written

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The Merchant of Venice has been considered a tragicomedy by many critics.

But the author William Shakespeare defined it as a comedy proper as shown in its first Quaro.

It must be mentioned here that the opinions of great critics cannot be opposed in this respect.

This research paper displays an analytical and critical presentation which proves the hypothesis that the play is both a tragicomedy and a comedy proper.

Furthermore, the research paper sheds light on the idea that the play can be regarded as a romance as well.