Shakespeares The Comedy Of Errors :: essays research papers

Shakespe bes The Comedy of Errors     The Comedy of Errors was Shakespeares first comedy. It is a light yetdramatic play about a family of twins, their parents, and their twin servants,who give way been separated for over twenty years due to a tragic accident at sea.The story, following the usual format of Shakespeares work occurs and isconcluded totally in one day. The twins run into each other the whole day throughand are mistaken for each other more than once. This sloppiness makes thetragedy all the more hilarious. The action is ended in a dramatic and whirlwindending. 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 close family members. The circumstance that Shakespeare was able to make thedialogue fit in with the scenarios made the action even more comic. The idea ofthe plot, although not completely original is still ludicrous and is still used inmodern work, such as the TV sitcoms like "Sister, Sister." Something thatsurprised me in the play was Adrianas character. She was insecure 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 She was completely dependent on herhusband and this fact alone made the play somewhat out of date.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, unless for all times," but Adrianas character, in myopinion, would not fit in to the modern world. I feel the most 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 troubling issues in our lives, we must remember our