Comedy of Errors for me was a truly interesting piece of work. It was, for me, one of Shakespeare's best works. Then again, all of Shakespeare's works are masterpieces. But what made CoE stand out for me was it's theme. Shakespeare did a lot of stories and novels. Most of the themes of the Shakespearean masterpieces were tragedy. He only did a few non-tragedy stories. Some examples or those non-tragedies are Comedy of Error, A Midsummer Nights Dream, and Much Ado About Nothing.
Comedy of Errors was about twins who would get the other one in trouble because they look alike and other people have a hard time telling them apart. On one occasion one twin wasn't even allowed to enter his home because his twin was already there and his wife thought it was him. On another occasion, one of the twins bought something from a merchant some time ago and he still hasn't paid it back yet and so the merchant is on the lookout for the twin. The merchant sees one of the twins and he demands for the payment but he doesn't know that he has the wrong twin. The twin refuses to pay so the merchant tells him to the police and he then put in jail because of his twin's shenanigans and he isn't the one suffering for it.
It is that kind of things that make CoE unique and interesting. It keeps the reader or readers hooked because the story keeps them entertained.
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