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Shakespeare crafted the genre of the romantic comedy

While many romantic comedies are chided for their predictable plotlines, it was William Shakespeare who first created these well-know story arcs. So give chick flicks some cred, and check out how the ultimate wordsmith, the William Shakespeare, contributed to the genre through an analysis of four of his comedies.

Cadle on Comedy: Give romantic comedies some credit

Romantic Comedies have a bit of a reputation (in case you haven’t heard) for being asinine and unrealistic. But, to me, the formulaic-happy-ending nonsense is the whole point of a good chick flick, and many intelligent men and women can enjoy the genre.