Comedy of Errors

One of shakespearean masterpieces, that stood the test of time and even today keeps audiences entranced when performed tastefully. Comedy of errors as satiric as it was, had a certain humorous angle to it, an extreme rarity in shakespeare's plays.
" Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast."
Sarcastic as he was, Shakespeare had depth in his words. His quotes were in great taste. The world famous quote from shakespearean play 'Julius Caesar' - "et tu brute". Three mere words had enough power to cut through like a knife. Shakespeare wrote not to inspire, he wrote the truth. He showed the world the dark side encroached by betrayal,hatred , conspiracy, and the fire of revenge..
Comedy of errors was set in Ephesus, modern day Turkey. This showed Shakespeare was an open minded person, not constricting himself to the confines of the british isles. He had the desire within him to explore new horizons. His philosophies were never influenced by the church, which was prevalent in all parts of Europe back then.

Comedy of errors or comedy of terrors as we would call it, is not as hilarious as it sounds. Shakespeare's idea of comedy was a play in which the hero didn't drop dead all the time. He was famous for penning tragedies, mostly because his own life was one....