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britprincess1ajax
Aug 04, 2016britprincess1ajax rated this title 2 out of 5 stars
This is the second of Shakespeare's comedies that I have read, the first being THE TEMPEST. As far as Shakespearean comedies go, it's not my favourite; it all seems too much about the folly of love and doesn't say too much here or there about anything, really. I appreciated THE TEMPEST more and, frankly, I'd rather read Shakespeare's tragedies than his comedies. Still, if I can deduce anything from this play, then the principal point is that true love and happiness seem unreal, a fallacy concocted up by magic. So, the happy ending and marital bliss and all the giggles are merely . . . nothing? Ultimately, I don't know and I don't care. The sourness of that message, as that is all I can extract from what is ultimately a huge farce, is far more pessimistic than anything in the tragic downfalls of King Lear, Othello and Desdemona, Romeo and Juliet, or any of the like. Sorry, Willy, this one's just not for me.