Reaction to Shakespeare -Comedy

Well, this was quite an enjoyable genre. Particularly compared to the doom gloom and misery of the past few novels. Joking aside, though, I wasn't expecting this out of Shakespeare's comedies. They were funny, obviously, but I wasn't referring to that, rather the depth involved, particularly in Shrew. Unlike other comedies that can be just simple purposeless comedies, the novels were sort of individual and witty, with important morals and messages even. Midsummer Night wasn't just chuckles, and actually had a bit of seriousness to it. It begins out with serious circumstances and only becomes comedic later in the play. Oberon's attempt at revenge ends up backfiring terribly, partly due to Robin's screw ups, but there's still the fact that his one other idea ended up causing even greater trouble. Perhaps it could be taken to mean that if something means that much to you, you could take some care to see that it is taken care of. Oberon simply passed the task off, and ended up causing massive problems in the end. And as much as Shrew could be taken to be a simple comedy with a bad message of inferior women, I personally feel that Shakespeare was after something else. Lucentio bet on his own wife's obedience under the assumption that she would obey orders, being beautiful and kind in contrast to her sister. The fact that Shakespeare has the turn-around in the end could be a repeat of the classic "don't judge a book by its cover." Also, perhaps, a nod toward people falling in love for looks rather than character. For lighthearted comedies, they certainly have quite a depth to them. More depth than, say, Mel Brooks. Nothing against his movies, but I can't quite think of many messages in there.