Throughout history, there have always been tragedies and comedies. Perhaps the most famous playwright of these dramas was William Shakespeare of the 16^{th century. Shakespeare deals with many of the same issues in his tragedies and his comedies, and he uses many of the same dramatic elements, but they are very different in tragedy and comedy. This can be shown by comparing and contrasting three issues and three dramatic elements in the tragedy Macbeth and the comedy Much Ado About Nothing.}

The first issue is love. In Macbeth, Macbeth's love for Lady Macbeth is what finally pushes him to commit homicide. His devotion to her and her will drives him to do the unspeakable and have his desires to be king materialize. In Much Ado About Nothing, Benedick's love for Beatrice drives him to challenge one of his dearest friends, Claudio...