A meeting scene, or recognition scene, is a plot device commonly used by authors and playwrights in creating a series of chance and random events that lead to the reunion of separated loved ones. Typically, these reunion scenes involve mistaken identity, a newly discovered birthright, or accidents at sea that make the characters believe their loved one has died. As a playwright, Shakespeare used missed opportunities and coincidences to build on each other, and staged and timed them, to bring about emotional and climactic reunions and provide a happy ending. On the other hand, in the reunion scene of the novel Pamela, Samuel Richardson, the author, gives authorial control to Mr. B to stage the reunion between Pamela and her father. This change in the reunion scene formula provides a platform from which Mr. B can launch and solidify his new public persona. Reunion scenes or recognition scenes are a common ending in comedic plays and are defined as: "...characters with a prior relationship intersection." in the space and time of the narrative world – but the most crucial element of its realization is cognitive. The core of the plot is the discovery of the previous relationship by the coinciding characters – the recognition of identity. (Dannenberg 408) An author or playwright stages the coming together of several characters to witness the dramatic moment and resulting happy ending and must be designed thoughtfully and carefully: “The staging of the act of Recognition often involves the depiction of intense emotional states which, in the overall (as opposed to episodic) configuration of the coincidence plot, constitutes a climax of the narrative. Furthermore, before the actual recognition scene, the simple beginning of the paper ......e for Pamela, he appears as a generous and thoughtful man with an honorable nature thus reinforcing his transformation. is different from most reunion or recognition scenes, like that of The Comedy of Errors, where the reunion is the climax of the story and concludes the plot. The similarities of the two lie in the setting. Shakespeare does the directing himself with a slow introduction of the characters and a build-up of emotion to the point of recognition. Richardson, the author, gives Mr. B authorial control to arrange the reunion, for B's own benefit. In each case, the reunion is observed by other characters and adds to the drama of the event. And, although the reunion between Pamela and her father is happy, it is only one moment in the novel, one that adds to B's integrity and helps pave the way for his marriage to Pamela..