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Tag: The Comedy Of Errors

The Comedy Of Errors – Explained – Essay

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 by JL Admin

(In the following excerpt, McDonald first surveys previous criticism on the play regarding its classification as a farce and its position in Shakespeare’s canon. He notes that critics have tended to ‘‘elevate’’ the play above the ‘‘vulgar’’ level of farce in explaining its meaning (although its farcical elements are obvious) because it is sometimes perceived…

The Comedy Of Errors – Analysis

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 by JL Admin

(This essay argues that The Comedy of Errors is unusual among Shakespeare’s plays because of the way in which specific locations in the play are related to the transformations of characters. The critic analyzes settings such as the Centaur Inn or the Phoenix Tavern by comparing them to Antipholus of Syracuse, his twin brother Antipholus…

The Comedy Of Errors – Historical Background – Setting

Posted on September 23, 2021September 23, 2021 by JL Admin

Room and Board  In general, aspects of the historical situation at the time of Shakespeare’s writing his play, and the historical period in which the play takes place, bear little relation to the plot. That is, in what was quite possibly his first dramatic effort, Shakespeare seemed to have been executing a sort of exercise…

The Comedy Of Errors – Literary Devices

Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by JL Admin

Comedy, from Farce to Romance  The Comedy of Errors has widely been interpreted as not just a comedy but a farce; a comedic work that features satire and a fairly improbable plot can be considered farcical. In the nineteenth century, the British poet and scholar Samuel Taylor Coleridge affirmed that the play was in fact…

The Comedy Of Errors – Themes

Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by JL Admin

Identity  The way the various characters in The Comedy of Errors view their respective identities is perhaps the play’s most prominent theme. The central quest for identity, of course, is that of S. Antipholus, whom the audience understands from early on to be seeking himself, to a great extent, in his twin brother; this understanding…

The Comedy Of Errors – Luciana

Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by JL Admin

The unmarried sister of Adriana, Luciana counsels her jealous sister to suppress her negative emotions and have patience with her possibly adulterous husband. When Luciana in turn counsels S. Antipholus to be more loving to Adriana, S. Antipholus falls in love with Luciana herself. Luciana then tells Adriana about S. Antipholus’s affection, greatly upsetting her…

The Comedy Of Errors – Dromio of Ephesus & Dromio of Syracuse

Posted on September 22, 2021September 22, 2021 by JL Admin

Dromio of Ephesus  The personal servant of Antipholus of Ephesus, and the twin brother of Dromio of Syracuse, E. Dromio tries to persuade S. Antipholus to join Adriana for dinner and receives a brief beating for his trouble. In the course of the play, E. Dromio relates this incident to Adriana he orders S. Dromio…

The Comedy Of Errors – Antipholus of Syracuse

Posted on September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 by JL Admin

Also known as S. Antipholus, he is the twin brother of Antipholus of Ephesus, son of Egeon and Emilia. At the age of eighteen, S. Antipholus goes off to search for his long-lost brother in the company of his servant, Dromio of Syracuse. In Ephesus, S. Antipholus does some business with a Merchant and is…

The Comedy Of Errors – Antipholus of Ephesus

Posted on September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 by JL Admin

Also known as E. Antipholus, he is the twin brother of Antipholus of Syracuse, son of Egeon and Emilia, husband of Adriana. E. Antipholus is a well-known, well-respected merchant in the city of Ephesus. He understands that his wife wants him to be home for dinner, but he nevertheless prioritizes business, such that she suspects…

The Comedy Of Errors – Adriana

Posted on September 21, 2021September 21, 2021 by JL Admin

The wife of Antipholus of Ephesus, Adriana first appears mourning her husband’s absence from dinner and wondering whether he has lost his romantic appreciation for her. Luciana counsels her to be patient and allow E. Antipholus as much liberty as he wants, but Adriana insists that she cannot always make her own desires and needs…

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