MOV: TRAGEDY OR COMEDY?

Looking at the denouement of the play, do you think that MOV is really a comedy? Or rather, is it more of tragedy? Justify your answer.

I think "MOV" is comedy in label or nomenclature in the sense that it ended happily with the reconciliation of the two romantic couples and the good news about Antonio's ships. But if I will look deeper into it, I can consider it as tragic simply because not any of the major characters really exemplified the true spirit of mercy as advocated by Portia herself. Rather alienating Shylock (not in the sense that he will not be judged according to the law), they could have given him more guidance and chance for enlightenment. Maybe Shakespeare intended this really to happen such that the readers would see how Westerners, during those "golden years," rejoice in the downfall of other people--maybe the "cancer" in his society that Rizal also portrayed in Noli Me Tangere and El Filibusterismo.

WHAT WOULD GOD DO IN "MOV"?

If God will be one of the judges present during Antonio's trial, how would he judge the situation?

Personally, I think God will not allow Antonio to let Shylock be converted to Christianity because his religion gives him a higher purpose in life, more than his possessions. Maybe God will just ask him to have regular counsel with a rabbi so that he would truly live up to the teachings of his religion. I think he will also confiscate maybe only half of his possessions to teach him to reflect about what is really important in life.

What do you think?