William Shakespeare's comedies—including A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, Twelfth Night, and The Merchant of Venice—are funny, allusive, difficult, profound, and unforgettable, and have served as templates for other comedic works throughout the centuries. Shakespeare gave the world indelible characters that are commonly studied in schools today. Bloom's How to Write about Shakespeare's Comedies gives students helpful advice on writing effective essays about the Bard's comedies, including sample paper topics, and begins with an introduction from noted scholar Harold Bloom.