[Comedy of Errors]
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Title
[Comedy of Errors]
Subject
Shakespeare, Criticism, Literature, Humor
Creator
[Unknown]
Source
http://addison.vt.edu/record=b1775388~S1
Publisher
Virginia Polytechnic and State University
Date
February 1884
Contributor
Kayla McNabb, Joel Sprinkle
Rights
Permission to publish images from The Gray Jacket must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Format
Text
Language
English
Type
Editorial
Identifier
LD5655.V8 L4, Ser. 2, vol. 1, no. 1 (February 1884), p. 12
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The following critique on Shakespeare's "Comedy of Errors" was composed by a well-known Cadet, but, unfortunately, we will have to suppress his name, from the fact that we accidentally stumbled upon the production, which was not handed in for criticism. We give it as we found it :
"This comedy was written by Shakespeare during his first period, probably about 1591. It is looked upon by the reading public as rather a farce, as it embraces in its vast scope from the lowest depths of the ridiculous to the highest heights of the sublime, with no connection between the two; and we think that if the author had spent his time in writing something more useful, it would have been better for himself and the rest of mankind. But having nothing else to do, he put out this fool comedy wherewith to rack students' brains—at least, those of them who have any. Therefore,
"Be it resolved (Preps. concurring), That the play entitled "Comedy of Errors," was in itself a vast error, and the author thereof on a drunk when he composed it.
"2. That the Col. Com'dt be requested to appoint a committee of three to completely destroy the work and transmit to the author the feeling of profound disgust in which it is held.
"3. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the New York Herald and Blacksburg Times for publication."
"This comedy was written by Shakespeare during his first period, probably about 1591. It is looked upon by the reading public as rather a farce, as it embraces in its vast scope from the lowest depths of the ridiculous to the highest heights of the sublime, with no connection between the two; and we think that if the author had spent his time in writing something more useful, it would have been better for himself and the rest of mankind. But having nothing else to do, he put out this fool comedy wherewith to rack students' brains—at least, those of them who have any. Therefore,
"Be it resolved (Preps. concurring), That the play entitled "Comedy of Errors," was in itself a vast error, and the author thereof on a drunk when he composed it.
"2. That the Col. Com'dt be requested to appoint a committee of three to completely destroy the work and transmit to the author the feeling of profound disgust in which it is held.
"3. That a copy of these resolutions be sent to the New York Herald and Blacksburg Times for publication."