I found this online:

The major conventions of Shakespearean Romantic Comedy are:

  1. The main action is about love.
  2. The would-be lovers must overcome obstacles and misunderstandings before being united in harmonious union. The ending frequently involves a parade of couples to the altar and a festive mood or actual celebration (expressed in dance, song, feast, etc.) A Midsummer Night's Dream has four such couples (not counting Pyramus and Thisbe!); As You Like It has four; Twelfth Night has three; etc.
  3. Frequently (but not always), it contains elements of the improbable, the fantastic, the supernatural, or the miraculous, e.g. unbelievable coincidences, improbable scenes of recognition/lack of recognition, willful disregard of the social order (nobles marrying commoners, beggars changed to lords), instantaneous conversions (the wicked repent), enchanted or idealized settings, supernatural beings (witches, fairies, Gods and Goddesses). The happy ending may be brought about through supernatural or divine intervention (comparable to the deus ex machina in classical comedy, where a God appears to resolve the conflict) or may merely involve improbable turns of events.
  4. In the best of the mature comedies, there is frequently a philosophical aspect involving weightier issues and themes: personal identity; the importance of love in human existence; the power of language to help or hinder communication; the transforming power of poetry and art; the disjunction between appearance and reality; the power of dreams and illusions).

So…

 

What elements of your play illustrate these characteristics?

Who are the main characters?  What are the main conflicts?

Who are the minor characters?  What is their purpose?

Are there serious societal aspects that lurk beneath the comic surface?

 

Having explored these questions for your play, your next step will be to explore what the differences are between tragedy and comedy.  A convenient list of different characteristics for each can be found here.  Read through what John Morreal says here.  In your group, explore how your play does or does not adhere to some or all of these distinctions.  Then check here for another scholarly exploration of elements of comedy.

 

And here is the assignment:

 

Using the information your group has discussed, write an essay of 2-3 pages in which you answer this question:

 

What are the major characteristics that make my comedy of choice essentially different from a tragedy like Macbeth?