William Shakespeare's "The Comedy of Errors"

earby to hide. Adriana tries to get her thought-to-be husband back, but without success. Her real husband breaks out of jail and goes to press charges against his wife. At the abbey, Emilia, who is an abbess there, reveals herself as Egeon's long-lost wife. The sets of twins finally meet each other, and everything is understood. Besides the wonderful plot and characters, the costumes were amazing. Since there were two sets of twins, each set wore identical costumes. The two Antipholuses wore red and the Dromios wore blue. This was very helpful to the audience in distinguishing between characters. The costumes were shorter tunic-type outfits with tan sandals. The women, Adriana, Luciana (Adriana's sister), and Emilia, the abbess, all wore pretty, Shakespearian-style dresses in light colors. Luce, Antipholus of Ephasus' fat maid, had an especially interesting costume, not to mention she was played by a male. It was a huge purple and flamboyant dress with a hoop around the middle to make her look huge. She was one of the most entertaining characters and was played very well. The costume definitely contributed to the humor. There was also a courtesan, who wore a very revealing two-piece green outfit. It also included a chain around her waist that had jingly things hanging off of it that rattled around whenever she danced and moved. She also carried a tambourine with her. All of the costumes were very colorful and pleasing to look at. They made it all the more interesting and entertaining to watch.
             Also entertaining was trying to figure out some of the themes that were presented. The main theme of this play was the difference between how things seem and how they are in reality and mistaken identity. Another theme was fate. The possibility of this happening is very slim. Almost impossible. There is even a bit of a love story mixed in to the already loaded plot. The two wives' love for their husbands is definitely ev...

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