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Act 4- Scene 1

A merchant who wants to go on a business trip asks Angelo to pay a debt he owes, but he can?t because Antipholus owes him the money for the gold chain. Antipholus of E. was the one who had ordered the chain, but Antipholus of S. was the one who took the chain. Angelo and Antipholus of E. are both arrested. Dromio of S books a trip for him and Antipholus of E; this makes the characters even more suspicious of Dromio of S.

Act 4- Scene 2

Luciana tells Adriana that Antipholus has been acting strange toward her. Adriana talks really bad about him, but admits that she really cares about him. Dromio of S. begs Adriana for bail money for his master and she gives it to him.

Act 4- Scene 3

Antipholus of S. talks about all the crazy things that have happened so far in the day. Dromio of S. comes in with the bail money for his master. Antipholus of S. does not understand what is going on because he does not even know that he is supposed to be in jail. The reason for that in that Antipholus of E. was arrested for his crime. A courtesan arrives asking for a gold chain in exchange for a ring in which she claims to have given Antipholus. The courtesan concludes that he must be mad and decides to tell his wife that he had stolen it by force.

Act 4- Scene 4

Antipholus of E. is told by Dromio of E that he had fetched a flogging rope and is whipped with it by Antipholus. He is whipped with it because he has no memory of being asked to fetch five hundred ducats bail money. Doctor Pinch orders Antipholus of E. and Luciana to be treated for insanity.

Act 5-Scene 1

As Angelo the goldsmith and another merchant talks about how Antipholus of S. has the gold chain he walks in. The two merchants describe him as a ?villain?. Angelo wants to fight Antipholus in a sword fight to secure his honor. Meanwhile Egeon is going to be headed. Adriana is saying to let her insane husband be free, and he is let go. He says that ?Egeon is a senile and sorrow crazed old man?.

Criticisms

Three sources of criticisms of the play Comedy of Errors are:

A Companion to Shakespeare Studies

A New Companion to Shakespeare Studies

William Shakespeare Comedies and Romances

Each book gave a negative criticism of the play; and I agree with them.

The first book said that the play seemed experimental and needed work. The second book said that it was derivative and rather limited in range. The final source said that the play was long and confusing which made many people restless and they left.

Conclusion

The play ?Comedy of Errors? was by far something to enjoy. The play was so confusing and was not one bit funny. The more the story went on, the more confusing it got. Notes on the play even said that the story was very confusing and did not make very much sense. The plot of the play was a stupid one to begin with. There is not really much to conclude about the play other than it was very confusing. The criticisms about the play were the same as the way I thought the play went.

Harrison G.B. A Companion to Shakespeare Studies. New York,1972

Harold Bloom William Shakespeare Comedies and Romances.

New York, 1975

Cliff Notes

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