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The Comedy of Errors
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"The Comedy of Errors" Quotes

Identical twins cause mistaken identities and comedic chaos in this Shakespearean play.

Quotes

A wretched soul, bruised with adversity, We bid be quiet when we hear it cry; But were we burdened with like weight of pain, As much or more we should ourselves complain.

William Shakespeare

painempathy

There's not a man I meet but doth salute me As if I were their well-acquainted friend.

William Shakespeare

friendship

Small cheer and great welcome makes a merry feast.

William Shakespeare

celebrationhospitality

Am I so round with you, as you with me, That like a football you do spurn me thus?

William Shakespeare

conflictrelationships

Every why hath a wherefore.

William Shakespeare

philosophy

To weep is to make less the depth of grief.

William Shakespeare

griefemotions

I to the world am like a drop of water That in the ocean seeks another drop, Who, falling there to find his fellow forth, Unseen, inquisitive, confounds himself.

William Shakespeare

identitysearching

We came into the world like brother and brother, And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another.

William Shakespeare

unityfriendship

I see the jewel best enameled Will lose his beauty, yet the gold bides still That others touch, and often touching will Wear gold; and no man that hath a name By falsehood and corruption doth it shame.

William Shakespeare

integrityhonesty

I see two husbands, or mine eyes deceive me.

William Shakespeare

confusionrelationships