Shakespeare's, The Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare, what a man. Some like him, some hate him and some put up with him. I am on the love side. Shakespeare has made his way into my heart, and who knows in the 17th century he might have done so as well?

He is a bad ass. A what?! A bad ass. He was, like others of his time, one of the first to make fun of the Royals and document it on paper. He wrote it down! If anything he was asking to be killed. Luckily for him, Queen Elizabeth was a loyal fan of his, she had her own seat behind the stage where she could watch all of the banter unfold.

On Friday, we will be going to watch one of Shakespeare's oldest, but shortest plays. Here we will be watching a performance of The Comedy of Errors. To become familiar with his language and nuances you are to analyze the first Act of The Comedy of Errors .

When you are finished you are to check the modern English version. Were you close? Did you know what he was trying to say? Or was it all a blur of synonyms from the olden days?