III. What is the type of play being described in each number. Write the
letter of your answer in the space before each number.
a. History b. Comedy C. Romance d. Tragedy
12. This type of play focuses on a tragic hero (or couple, as in Romeo
and Juliet) whose downfall is brought about through weakness or misfor-
tune of some kind which ends with the death of the central character/s.
13. This type of play is based on historical events and characters, of-
ten on kings or important figures from Roman history,
14. This type of play represents some of Shakespeare's later plays
(sometimes called Last Plays), and often involve magical worlds and hap-
penings, mysterious events and moral lessons contained within a ,,happy"
ending.
15. This type of play involves humor and often confusion, disguise,
and mistaken identity which can be quite ,,dark" but the main thing is that
they end happily and there are no deaths at the end.​