The below paper written in 2007 is submitted as proof that I did, at one point, write more than snarky social media posts.  In Shakespeare’s two comedies, The Merchant of Venice and Twelfth Night, there are  many similarities including improbable romances, cross-dressing women, and bumbling  fools. However, the most interesting element that these two plays … Continue reading Malvolio & Shylock: Shakespeare’s “Problem Characters”