In Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors, Shakespeare poses a question at the start of the play which functions as a theme. Shakespeare them implements and embeds motifs within the play, which offer implicit answers, allowing the reader to develop their own understanding of the work as a whole. The question Shakespeare poses is- To what extent do the characters go to in order to satisfy their need to belong, or feelings of longing? This question is then satisfied by motifs of water and the sea, and forces of magic and sorcery.
The novel begins with A of S reminiscing and the brief telling of the family history. The significance behind the story was the shipwreck that tore the family apart, a brutal misfortune that could not have been thwarted. A of S was separated from his mother and …show more content…
A of S, now much older was going to begin a search for his long lost twin brother in the city of Ephesus and would begin by sailing from Syracuse to Ephesus. At this point water and the sea had already established its identity as an answer to the central question- “To what extent do the characters go to in order to satisfy their need to belong and feelings of longing?” The sea was solely at fault for the separation of A of S from his beloved mother and brother, and now he was going to set out with his entrusted slave Dr of S and begin a search for his brother. Water symbolizes the challenges the characters face and must stand up to in pursuit of true happiness. At of S’s arrival at Ephesus he faced new challenges. Ephesus was a land with a reputable association with forces of
The novel begins with A of S reminiscing and the brief telling of the family history. The significance behind the story was the shipwreck that tore the family apart, a brutal misfortune that could not have been thwarted. A of S was separated from his mother and …show more content…
A of S, now much older was going to begin a search for his long lost twin brother in the city of Ephesus and would begin by sailing from Syracuse to Ephesus. At this point water and the sea had already established its identity as an answer to the central question- “To what extent do the characters go to in order to satisfy their need to belong and feelings of longing?” The sea was solely at fault for the separation of A of S from his beloved mother and brother, and now he was going to set out with his entrusted slave Dr of S and begin a search for his brother. Water symbolizes the challenges the characters face and must stand up to in pursuit of true happiness. At of S’s arrival at Ephesus he faced new challenges. Ephesus was a land with a reputable association with forces of