There is a COMEDY written by Shakespeare..."TAMING OF THE SHREW" 1966

[Stuart G]

Yes...A COMEDY....!!!!!!!!...repeat.....A COMEDY ....lots of fun. (yes, he wrote comedies too)

That is also a film and you will totally enjoy it ..as I did..

Stars Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton...who were really in love during that movie..
married 1964 divorced 1974 married again in 75 and got divorced again in 76

Yes Taming of the Shrew was made in 1966..the two were still in love at that time...That one too is also very happy . If you have never seen a happy Shakespeare film, watch that one..And that one too, you will never forget. And Taylor and Burton are great in that film.....YES>>>YOU GOT TO SEE..............
............TAMING OF THE SHREW......wonderful happy film....You didn't know about that one...Did you?

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061407/

[elleng]

1. And THEN - - -

[piddyprints]

2. And the musical version,

Kiss Me, Kate.

[Anon-C]

13. Welcome to the party, pal!

[Walleye]

3. Terrific movie. I saw it in the theater when it came out.been a fan of Shakespeare since 7th grade.

I started out by reading the comedies and got hooked.

[Ocelot II]

4. Shakespeare wrote many comedies:

All's Well That Ends Well
As You Like It
The Comedy of Errors
Love's Labour's Lost
Measure for Measure
The Merchant of Venice
The Merry Wives of Windsor
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Much Ado About Nothing
Pericles, Prince of Tyre
The Taming of the Shrew
The Tempest
Twelfth Night
The Two Gentlemen of Verona
The Two Noble Kinsmen
The Winter's Tale
Cymbeline

The Taming of the Shrew (which is actually horribly sexist) was also adapted as a Broadway musical, Kiss Me, Kate, in 1948. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiss_Me,_Kate

[FalloutShelter]

5. more... Directed by the great Franco Zeffirelli!

incredible costumes and cinematography. Oscars for Best Costume Design and Best Production Design.

[Goonch]

6. ;-{)

[Stuart G]

7. A Wonderful and Happy Film..Please Watch if You haven't seen it before...

This is totally worth the time and effort to get it and show it. and I think I remember another one:
...Much To Do About Nothing...as also being a wonderful comedy..

[RockRaven]

10. The 1993 Much Ado About Nothing has an incredible cast...

Kenneth Branaugh, Emma Thompson, Denzel Washington, Keanu Reeves, Michael Keaton, Kate Beckinsale, Robert Sean Leonard...

[eShirl]

8. There's a 80s-ish version around somewhere with John Cleese as the male lead

[tanyev]

9. There is a British sitcom called Upstart Crow that I really enjoy.

A send up of Shakespeare, Elizabethan times, and many modern sacred cows. Some might find the broader sitcom elements off-putting, but there are a lot of very clever things going on, too.

[The Wizard]

12. very funny show for those who studied Shakespeare

[Casady1]

11. A Midsummer's nights dream

With James Cagney and Mickey Rooney. Hands down the best version. All done with Brooklyn accents.

[Harker]

14. Even the most tragic tragedies and most historical histories

have humor and wit in them.