Elizabethan theatre originated in England during the Elizabethan era and was active between the years 1562-1642, which was also considered “a golden age” in history. There were a handful of men who wrote in this genre such as Christopher Marlowe, Ben Jonson, and William Shakespeare. (Woog, 60) Although he did not create, or contribute many new ideas to …show more content…
One could say it has a hint of pertaining to both genres. It’s a comic play in the sense that there is name calling, along with trickery and joking. The two characters who show this comic standpoint the most would have to be Verges and Dogberry. Dogberry is the constable, where Verges is the commander of the watchmen and Dogberry’s right-hand man. Although the two are elderly men, and rather dumb witted, they do all they can to accomplish their duties. They’re known for constantly