Project Gutenberg 2013-11-10 Public domain in the USA. 95 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Cajander, Paavo Emil 1846 1913 The comedy of errors. Finnish Hairauksia E-text prepared by Tapio Riikonen "Hairauksia" by William Shakespeare is a play likely written in the late 16th century. The story revolves around twins Antipholus of Ephesus and Antipholus of Syracuse, as well as their respective servants, the Dromios, who become embroiled in a series of misunderstandings and mistaken identities that lead to comedic chaos in the city of Ephesus. Themes of love, confusion, and the complexities of human relationships are central to the unfolding plot. At the start of the play, Aegeon, a merchant from Syracuse, faces execution in Ephesus due to the ongoing enmity between the two cities, which prohibits trade between the Syracusans and Ephesians. As he recounts his tragic past—his shipwreck that separated him from his wife and twin sons—we learn that he is now in search of his family. Meanwhile, Antipholus of Syracuse arrives in Ephesus looking for his twin brother, unwittingly setting off a chain of comedic events as characters mistake one another for their twins, leading to confusion and humorous confrontations. This opening lays an intricate foundation for the exploration of identity and familial bonds throughout the narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.1 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fi 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 126774 2025-07-17T16:31:11.443977 text/html 108861 2024-10-23T19:41:54 text/html 114911 2025-07-17T16:31:19.129919 application/epub+zip 114962 2025-07-17T16:31:14.496933 application/epub+zip 107816 2025-07-17T16:31:13.216961 application/epub+zip 249969 2025-07-17T16:31:21.965914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 229664 2025-07-17T16:31:18.135963 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 200926 2022-09-20T07:09:55.091287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 104230 2023-09-19T09:05:18.624946 text/plain 84518 2024-10-23T19:41:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18367 2025-07-17T16:31:22.110898 application/rdf+xml 14549 2025-07-17T16:31:13.751935 image/jpeg 3767 2025-07-17T16:31:13.483935 image/jpeg 113564 2025-07-17T16:31:11.455958 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 en.wikipedia fi.wikipedia