Shakespeare begins The Comedy of Errors very oddly considering it's a comedy! A character by the name of Egeon starts everything off by saying, "Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall, and by the doom of death, end woes and all." What's going on here?!? Why would something that's called a "comedy" start off by talking about "the doom of death"? With your friends or parents, brainstorm some possibilities. What do you already know about "comedy" from watching TV sitcoms or movies? Consider some other stories you've seen or read recently. Do their first lines suggest anything about how the story will proceed?