Project Gutenberg 1997-11-01 Copyrighted. Read the copyright notice inside this book for details. 181 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William The Comedy of Errors Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comedy_of_Errors The First Folio, 1623 "The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare is a classic play written in the late 16th century. This comedic farce revolves around the themes of mistaken identity and familial confusion, featuring two sets of identical twins, separated at birth, whose encounters in the city of Ephesus lead to a series of humorous and chaotic situations. The story begins with Egeon, a merchant from Syracuse, seeking his lost family and facing execution due to the enmity between Syracuse and Ephesus. At the start of the play, Egeon is caught in Ephesus violating a law that condemns any Syracuse-born individual who enters the city. As he pleads for his life, he recounts his tragic backstory of separation from his wife and their twin sons. Simultaneously, the audience is introduced to his son, Antipholus of Syracuse, and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, who have just arrived in Ephesus, unaware of the chaos that awaits them. Their presence, along with the intertwined fates of their counterparts, Antipholus of Ephesus and Dromio of Ephesus, hints at a whirlwind of comedic misunderstandings and mistaken identities that will unfold throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Comedy plays Shipwreck victims -- Drama Mistaken identity -- Drama Brothers -- Drama Greece -- Drama Twins -- Drama PR Text Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 135723 2025-09-01T08:28:39.992690 text/html 135540 2025-01-07T15:49:35.569398 text/html 112876 2025-09-01T08:28:44.849673 application/epub+zip 113331 2025-09-01T08:28:41.564711 application/epub+zip 261429 2025-09-10T06:21:06 image/jpeg 113331 2025-09-01T08:28:40.544770 application/epub+zip 210979 2025-09-01T08:28:46.857639 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 197304 2025-09-01T08:28:44.242651 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 171199 2022-08-01T08:04:24.841765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 105310 2025-09-01T08:28:39.724678 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 85062 2025-09-10T06:19:26 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18004 2025-09-01T08:28:46.982639 application/rdf+xml 11445 2025-09-01T08:28:41.027692 image/jpeg 3005 2025-09-01T08:28:40.784685 image/jpeg 110342 2025-09-01T08:28:40.004683 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia