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Title: The Comedy of Errors

Note: There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1504

Note: Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Summary: "The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play likely written in the late 16th century. The play centers around the theme of mistaken identities and explores the chaos that ensues when two sets of identical twins are separated at birth, only to unknowingly reunite in the same city years later. This farcical entanglement of identities leads to humorous misunderstandings and conflicts. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Egeon, a merchant from Syracuse, who is sentenced to death in Ephesus for violating the city’s trade embargo. He recounts a tragic tale of how he became separated from his wife and their twin sons, who were also named Aantipholis and Dromio. The story unfolds with Egeon’s longing for his lost family, setting the stage for the ensuing confusions when his son, Antipholus of Syracuse, arrives in Ephesus, unaware of the existence of his identical twin, Antipholus of Ephesus. As the narrative progresses, we encounter several characters who add to the comedic complications, including the servants of both Antipholuses, each named Dromio. The opening portion of the play effectively establishes the foundational premise that drives the unfolding hilarity and chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

EBook No.: 2239

Published: Jul 1, 2000

Downloads: 101

Language: English

Subject: Comedies

Subject: Shipwreck victims -- Drama

Subject: Mistaken identity -- Drama

Subject: Brothers -- Drama

Subject: Greece -- Drama

Subject: Twins -- Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: The Comedy of Errors

Note: There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1504

Note: Reading ease score: 86.8 (6th grade). Easy to read.

Summary: "The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play likely written in the late 16th century. The play centers around the theme of mistaken identities and explores the chaos that ensues when two sets of identical twins are separated at birth, only to unknowingly reunite in the same city years later. This farcical entanglement of identities leads to humorous misunderstandings and conflicts. At the start of the play, we are introduced to Egeon, a merchant from Syracuse, who is sentenced to death in Ephesus for violating the city’s trade embargo. He recounts a tragic tale of how he became separated from his wife and their twin sons, who were also named Aantipholis and Dromio. The story unfolds with Egeon’s longing for his lost family, setting the stage for the ensuing confusions when his son, Antipholus of Syracuse, arrives in Ephesus, unaware of the existence of his identical twin, Antipholus of Ephesus. As the narrative progresses, we encounter several characters who add to the comedic complications, including the servants of both Antipholuses, each named Dromio. The opening portion of the play effectively establishes the foundational premise that drives the unfolding hilarity and chaos. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

EBook No.: 2239

Published: Jul 1, 2000

Downloads: 101

Language: English

Subject: Comedies

Subject: Shipwreck victims -- Drama

Subject: Mistaken identity -- Drama

Subject: Brothers -- Drama

Subject: Greece -- Drama

Subject: Twins -- Drama

LoCC: Language and Literatures: English literature

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.