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The real value of a Shakespearean play is that its meaning is conveyed through our emotional involvement in the drama. Shakespeare conveys the meaning of his plays by making us live through them. The message of a Shakespearean play is not conveyed intellectually; it is experienced.  To truly imbibe the message of a Shakespearean play,…

While many view The Comedy of Errors as an early farce by the bard, Shakespeare injects it with an astonishing new dimension. He frames the entire play within two scenes quite foreign to the genre. These scenes grimly focus on a man being condemned to die for merely being a “Syracusian.” Thus, with almost alarming artistic originality,…