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Shakespeare clearly uses the art of disguise, in his comedies, in order to show dramatic irony, where the audience are aware of the fact that characters are not what they are shown outward. The disguise, of course, creates tension in a play and excites the audience; The actions are known to the audience, but the characters on the stage do not know the situation. The disguise also creates a setting for a great deal of irony where characters make double meaning comments. This disguise may be traced back to Greek and Rome comedy, and romantic plays of France, it has been embodied in the Shakespeare's heroines as central vision in comedies. The boy actors have played the disguised heroines in Shakespeare's comedies. The disguised heroines not only show the change of the outer aspects but also show the inner change, metamprphosis The disguises are used to match Shakespeare's unique organic structures with the theme of the comedy which can be defined as metamprphosis.
