There is a certain degree of expectation in the comedy genre that, despite the difficulties that appear in the play, these will be resolved in the end and the play will have a traditional happy ending with a wedding or celebration in the final scene. “Twelfth Night” is no exception to this rule. Despite issues of confused identities and sexualities, the play ends with the main characters marrying because they "have learned enough about their own folly to accept it wisely, and their reward, as it should be, is marriage. » (Schwartz 5140). There is a resolution of harmony to some extent and an endorsement of romantic love. Yet despite the happiness evident in the last scene, there are many elements in the play that make the audience wonder whether the happiness is forced or genuine. The words of a Malvolio at the start: “I will take revenge on the whole pack. » (Twelfth Night 5.1.365) lead to unresolved conflict. Olivia and Sebastian's marriage also leads the audience to wonder if Shakespeare has pushed the boundaries of comedy too far, since Olivia marries Sebastian whom she believes to be Cesario and whose identity is not revealed until 'After. Antonio's appearance in the last scene also gives a somber mood to the events; he is not united with the one he loves although he is ready to sacrifice his life for what he believed was Sebastian's safety. The final speech of Festes' play returns once again to the melancholy mood that was apparent at the beginning and it is this mood that stays with the audience. In Shakespeare's comedies, the audience expects the play to end on a happy note. Indeed, “the happiness of Shakespeare's comic endings belongs to the middle of paper ......iage, traditionally associated with comedy and happy endings, the audience does not know whether the ending is happy or not. Works Cited Crane, Milton. Twelfth Night and Shakespearean Comedy. Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol.6, No.1 (Winter 1955) pp1-8. Danson, Lawrence. Dramatic genres of Shakespeare. Oxford University Press, 2000. Preston, Dennis R. The Minor Characters of Twelfth Night. Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol.21, No.2 (Spring 1970) pp167-176.Salingar, LG The Conception of Twelfth Night. Shakespeare Quarterly, Vol.9, No.2 (Spring 1959), pp117-139.Schwartz, Elias. Twelfth Night and the meaning of Shakespearean comedy. University English. Vol.28, No.7 (April 1967) pp508-519.Shakespaeare, William. Twelfth Night. Ed. and introduction. Stephen Greenblatt. Norton 2005.Through Derek. An Approach to Shakespeare: Henry VI to Twelfth Night. Hollis & Carter, London, 1968.