Project Gutenberg 1998-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 310 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 PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers "The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written during the late 16th century. The work revolves around themes of mistaken identity, familial confusion, and the complexities of love, focusing on two sets of identical twins—Antipholus of Syracuse and Antipholus of Ephesus, along with their respective Dromio servants. The plot is set in the city of Ephesus and unfolds as the characters experience a series of misadventures due to their striking resemblance to one another. The opening of "The Comedy of Errors" introduces us to the Duke of Ephesus and Egeon, a merchant from Syracuse, facing execution due to the harsh laws against Syracusian citizens in Ephesus. Egeon recounts a tragic tale of separation from his wife and their twin sons during a shipwreck years ago. Meanwhile, Antipholus of Syracuse arrives in Ephesus, searching for his long-lost brother, leading to a series of comical encounters as he interacts with Dromio of Syracuse and other townsfolk. The stage is set for misunderstandings and chaos as the identical twins traverse the misunderstandings of their identities, which will culminate in comedic revelations and misunderstandings throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 94.2 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Comedy plays Shipwreck victims -- Drama Mistaken identity -- Drama Brothers -- Drama Greece -- Drama Twins -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Classics of Literature Category: British Literature 145798 2025-07-01T09:45:04.370875 text/html 148141 2023-10-08T11:03:28 text/html 229457 2025-07-01T09:45:08.116872 application/epub+zip 228467 2025-07-01T09:45:05.055835 application/epub+zip 113412 2025-07-01T09:45:04.658798 application/epub+zip 283144 2025-07-01T09:45:10.108765 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 266577 2025-07-01T09:45:07.761819 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151067 2022-09-01T11:15:07.777420 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 112380 2025-07-01T09:45:03.875809 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 112189 2023-10-08T10:58:37 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17784 2025-07-01T09:45:10.233772 application/rdf+xml 7835 2025-07-01T09:45:04.739848 image/jpeg 1346 2025-07-01T09:45:04.700791 image/jpeg 193496 2025-07-01T09:45:04.385797 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