The Comedy of Errors : The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Contributor:

Clark, William George, 1821-1878

Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"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.)

Credits:

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Notes:

Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comedy_of_Errors

Reading ease score: 93.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read.

Release date is 2007-12-30