![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() In the opening scene of The Comedy of Errors, Egeon tells a sad story of how his family was separated at sea many years ago. Shakespeare used storms and shipwrecks in many of his plays. But before we come to that scene, we watch a group of people at the mercy of nature’s awe-inspiring power. Of course, in the next scene, we learn that the storm was created by magic and that no one on the ship was actually harmed. The play throws the audience in the midst of an overwhelming crisis, pumping the adrenaline from the start. A crew of sailors try to keep their ship afloat during a terrible storm, shouting to the passengers (including their king) to shut up and stay out of their way. While many of Shakespeare’s plays begin with a pair of characters talking about what had happened recently, The Tempest opens with a spectacular bang. ![]()
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