Shakespeares The Comedy Of Errors :: essays research papers

Shakespe ares The comedy of Errors     The Comedy of Errors was Shakespeares first comedy. It is a light yet prominent extend ab turn up a family of twins, their parents, and their twin servants,who have been separated for over cardinal years due to a tragic accident at sea.The story, following the usual format of Shakespeares work occurs and isconcluded all in iodin day. The twins run into each other the whole day byand are mistaken for each other more than once. This confusion makes thedisaster all the more hilarious. The action is ended in a dramatic and whirlwind finis. All matters are cleared up, although the sanity still remains on thebrink of collapse. However, the tone of the play is overall cheerful and upbeatand the ending maintains the mood.     I particularly enjoyed the confusion that identical twins caused even totheir fill family members. The fact that Shakespeare was able to make thedialogue fit in with the scenarios do the action even more comic. The idea ofthe plot, although not completely fender is still unique and is still used inmodern work, such(prenominal) as the TV sitcoms like "Sister, Sister." Something thatsurprised me in the play was Adrianas character. She was doubtful andportrayed the typical damsel in distress. She was completely dependent on herhusband and this fact alone made the play somewhat out of date. Shakespeare issaid to be "not of an age, but for all times," but Adrianas character, in myopinion, would not fit in to the modern world. I feel the just about important partof the play is the message it conveys and should be used as a moral today. Thewhole play is based on family members who are trying to reunite. The play saysthat even though there are sad issues in our lives, we must remember our