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| Title | : | The Comedy of Errors |
| Author | : | William Shakespeare |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 112 pages |
| Published | : | September 1st 1998 by NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company (first published 1591) |
| Categories | : | Plays. Classics. Drama. Fiction |
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Two sets of twins are separated at birth by a storm at sea: a pair of masters (both named Antipholus) and a pair of servants (both named Dromio). Years later, the Antipholus-and-Dromio pair raised in Syracuse happen to visit Ephesus, where the respective twins reside—providing the basis for ongoing incidents of mistaken identity, within a lively plot of quarrels, arrests, and a grand courtroom denouement.Based on a pair of comic dramas from ancient Rome, The Comedy of Errors presents a spectacle of pure farce in the spirit of utmost fun and—as the title suggests—hilarious confusion. One of Shakespeare's earliest dramatic efforts, the play abounds in his trademark conceits, puns, and other forms of fanciful wordplay. It also foreshadows his later and greatest comedies, offering students and scholars a valuable key to the playwright's development.
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| Original Title: | The Comedy of Errors |
| ISBN: | 1853262439 (ISBN13: 9781853262432) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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A story about two pair of twins (4 people in total) and mistaken identities. So, it's a comedy about the errors of not distinguishing between them (hence the title). This is not one of Shakespeare's best, but I enjoyed some parts. It made me laugh out loud at some points, which I guess is a good thing because this is more than 4 centuries old. The plot itself is ridiculous, but I don't think Shakespeare was going for something complex here.Q: Why is a Shakespeare production never stopped by technical problems?A: (view spoiler)[Because where there's a Will, there's a way. (hide spoiler)]
After the brilliance of The Taming of the Shrew with its pitch-perfect comedy of cruelty, The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeares (likely) follow-up, is a let-down that will probably appeal to uncouth readers with puritanical leanings more so than to enlightened and cultured readers, such as myself. TCoE is a slapstick farce involving a pair of twins (as in an actual pair of twins) separated at birth and the zaniness that ensues when the two sets'each sporting a nobleman and a bawdy servantpaths
Read this as the first out of ten Shakespeare plays for my class. And I can already tell it's going to be rough, because my professor provides very little on-topic discussion about what we're reading, so it's pretty much going to be up to me to read and analyze these on my own.Honestly, reading Shakespeare is a lot easier than I remember, so this play was actually pretty simple to understand. The only issue, however, is that this play's plot is about mistaken identities, which made the
Meh. This wasn't really enjoyable, and yes, I'm allowed to say that about a Shakespeare play. ;) The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's early plays, and also his shortest. A combination that initially stood in its favor since I not only enjoy getting an insight into the early works of a beloved author, but also enjoy short books. With a mere 70 pages, The Comedy of Errors is easily digestible and a super quick read. However, it didn't make any sense and remained superficial
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