What do shakespearean comedies and tragedy share

Tragedies and comedies of Shakespeare's works share the ironic tone of the character's speeches, the involvement of supernatural forces in the plot and at times troubled romantic relationships.

Explanation:

William Shakespeare most often deal with the same themes in his works, be it a tragedy or a comedy. By definition, it is evident that both categories are opposites of each other. One, a happy funny story while the other ends in a tragedy. But Shakespeare managed to infuse both with similar themes even with their contrasting categories.

Ironies are most notably the literary device that he utilizes the most. He uses it in his speeches and dialogues of his characters, sometimes using it as a means of relaying a political or social message.

Another common thing is the use of supernatural elements. Tragedies like "Hamlet" has the three witches while the comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream" has the fairies and wood creatures.

Also, troubled relationships are almost always a part of Shakespeare's works. Be it the tragedy "Othello" 'Romeo and Juliet" or the comic "As You Like It" or "The Merchant of Venice" all have some characters having troubled romantic relationships.  

1. read the following excerpt from franklin d. roosevelt's "fireside chat 19":

on the other side of the picture, we must learn also to know that guerilla warfare against the germans in, let us say serbia or norway, us; that a successful russian offensive against the germans us; and that british successes on land or sea in any part of the world strengthen our hands.

remember always that germany and italy, regardless of any formal declaration of war, consider themselves at war with the united states at this moment just as much as they consider themselves at war with britain or russia. and germany puts all the other republics of the americas into the same category of enemies. the people of our sister republics of this hemisphere can be honored by that fact.  

the true goal we seek is far above and beyond the ugly field of battle. when we resort to force, as now we must, we are determined that this force shall be directed toward ultimate good as well as against immediate evil. we americans are not destroyers — we are builders.

analyze the effectiveness of this excerpt. how does it function within the speech as a whole? how does the structure of the excerpt to convey the speech's purpose and key points? support your argument with evidence from the speech. (10 points)