The Comedy of Errors
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Table of contents
- Title Page2
- Copyright Page3
- Note4
- Table of Contents5
- Dramatis Personæ6
- ACT I.7
- SCENE I. A Hall in the Duke’s Palace.7
- SCENE II. The Mart.8
- ACT II.10
- SCENE I. The House of Antipholus of Ephesus.10
- SCENE II. A Public Place.11
- ACT III.14
- SCENE I. Before the House of Antipholus of Ephesus.14
- SCENE II. The Same.15
- ACT IV.18
- SCENE I. A Public Place.18
- SCENE II. The House of Antipholus of Ephesus.19
- SCENE III. A Public Place.19
- SCENE IV. A Street.20
- ACT V.23
- SCENE I. A Street Before a Priory.23
- DOVER · THRIFT · EDITIONS27
Two sets of twins are separated at birth by a storm at sea: a pair of masters (both named Antipholus) and a pair of servants (both named Dromio). Years later, the Antipholus-and- Dromio pair raised in Syracuse happen to visit Ephesus, where the respective twins reside — providing the basis for ongoing incidents of mistaken identity, within a lively plot of quarrels, arrests, and a grand courtroom denouement. Based on a pair of comic dramas from ancient Rome, The Comedy of Errors presents a spectacle of pure farce in the spirit of utmost fun and — as the title suggests — hilarious confusion. One of Shakespeare's earliest dramatic efforts, the play abounds in his trademark conceits, puns, and other forms of fanciful wordplay. It also foreshadows his later and greatest comedies, offering students and scholars a valuable key to the playwright's development.