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William Shakespeare

The Comedy of Errors

Fiction | Play | Adult | Published in 1594

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Essay Topics

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How is the passing of time used in the play? How do past and present interact and influence the characters’ experiences and beliefs?

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What techniques does Shakespeare use to create comedy? How is the play a comedy according to early modern conventions, and how is it a comedy to present-day audiences?

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Various characters experience sudden reversals of status, situation, and/or even identity throughout the play. What do these transformations and reversals reveal about the play’s conceptions of identity and status?

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