* Satire: The play satirizes the social conventions and pretensions of Elizabethan England.
* Wit: The play is full of clever wordplay and puns.
* Humor of character: The characters in the play are all well-developed and have their unique quirks and eccentricities.
* Humor of situation: The play's many humorous situations are often created by the characters' misunderstandings and miscommunications.