The Comedy of Errors (Vol. 34) | Vincent Petronella (essay date 1974)
Vincent Petronella (essay date 1974)
SOURCE: "Structure and Theme Through Separation and Union in Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors," in The Modern Language Review,Vol. 69, No. 3, July, 1974, pp. 481-87.
[In this essay, Petronella explores the structure of The Comedy of Errors by analyzing the dramatic function of the themes of separation and reunion.]
Shakespeare's play of the twin Antipholuses and Dromios possesses a thematic impact that only in the last decade has been observed, measured, and enjoyed by scholars and critics who have gone further than merely discussing the play in the light of Plautus and Terence; and who, in turn, have gone beyond the question as to whether or not the play is really a farce.1 Source-studies and genre-studies regarding The Comedy of Errors are indeed useful, but so much has been said about these matters that scholarly repetition has become obvious. In other words, the...
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