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2007-12-30
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Shakespeare, William
1564
1616
Shakspeare, William
Shakspere, William
Clark, William George
1821
1878
Clarke, William George
Clark, W. G. (William George)
Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge
The Comedy of Errors
The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]
Here is the listing of titles for the entire series, which span multiple digitization efforts:
Volume 1:
-- #23041 Introduction and Publisher's Advertising
-- #23042 The Tempest
-- #23043 The Two Gentlemen of Verona
-- #23044 The Merry Wives of Windsor
-- #23045 Measure for Measure
-- #23046 The Comedy of Errors
Volume 2: #45128
-- Much Ado About Nothing
-- Love’s Labour’s Lost
-- A Midsummer-Night’s Dream
-- The Merchant of Venice
-- As You Like It
Volume 3: #50559
-- The Taming of The Shrew
-- All's Well That Ends Well
-- Twelfth Night; or, What You Will
-- The Winter's Tale
Volume 4: #50095
-- King John
-- King Richard II.
-- The First Part of King Henry IV.
-- The Second Part of King Henry IV.
-- King Henry V.
Volume 5: #49297
-- The First Part of King Henry VI
-- The Second Part of King Henry VI
-- The Third Part of King Henry VI
-- King Richard III
Volume 6: #49007
-- King Henry VIII
-- Troilus and Cressida
-- Coriolanus
-- Titus Andronicus
Volume 7: #47715
-- Romeo and Juliet
-- Timon of Athens
-- Julius Cæsar
-- Macbeth
Volume 8: #49008
-- Hamlet
-- King Lear
-- Othello
Volume 9: future
-- Antony and Cleopatra
-- Cymbeline
-- Pericles
-- Poems
Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comedy_of_Errors
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"The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare is a comedic play written in the early 16th century. It revolves around the themes of mistaken identity, family relationships, and the chaos that ensues from misunderstandings, featuring two sets of identical twins who are separated at birth. The narrative focuses particularly on Ægeon, a merchant of Syracuse, who finds himself in dire circumstances as he searches for his lost family in the city of Ephesus. The opening of the play sets the stage with a tense courtroom scene in Ephesus, where Ægeon is sentenced to death for violating the city's laws due to his Syracusian heritage. He recounts his tragic backstory involving a shipwreck that led to the separation from his wife and twin sons. Simultaneously, Antipholus of Syracuse arrives in Ephesus, unaware that his twin brother, Antipholus of Ephesus, and their similarly named servants are also in the city. As misunderstandings and mistaken identities begin to unravel, the groundwork is laid for a comedic tale filled with confusion and chaos as the characters navigate their intertwined destinies. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Reading ease score: 93.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read.
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Comedy plays
Shipwreck victims -- Drama
Mistaken identity -- Drama
Brothers -- Drama
Greece -- Drama
Twins -- Drama
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Category: Classics of Literature
Category: British Literature
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