Okay, point made. ;) It’s still a genre-bender, though. even if Shakespeare does indeed warn you ahead of time. (It’s the “lighthearted romantic comedy” part that people don’t expect, these days.)
A more direct example in Shakespeare’s work exists in King Lear. Audiences in his day, who would have been familiar with the story Shakespeare adapted, would have been expecting a much happier ending.
Okay, point made. ;) It’s still a genre-bender, though. even if Shakespeare does indeed warn you ahead of time. (It’s the “lighthearted romantic comedy” part that people don’t expect, these days.)
A more direct example in Shakespeare’s work exists in King Lear. Audiences in his day, who would have been familiar with the story Shakespeare adapted, would have been expecting a much happier ending.