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The Comedy of Errors: The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]: Play Guide and Free Edition

The Comedy of Errors: The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]: author and translator credits, catalogue synopsis, subjects and links to the Gutenberg reading formats.

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The Comedy of Errors: The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Shakespeare, William (1564–1616).

Catalogue synopsis

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"The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare is a play written in the early 1590s. Two sets of identical twins are accidentally separated at birth and reunite unknowingly in the city of Ephesus years later. When Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio arrive in town, they are repeatedly mistaken for their twin brothers who live there. The confusion triggers a chaotic series of mistaken identities, wrongful beatings, accusations of madness, and marital misunderstandings in this farcical comedy of mishaps.

Book and edition facts

  • Title: The Comedy of Errors: The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.]
  • Author credits: Shakespeare, William (1564–1616)
  • Catalogue language: English

Catalogue subjects

  • Brothers -- Drama
  • Comedy plays
  • Greece -- Drama
  • Mistaken identity -- Drama
  • Shipwreck victims -- Drama
  • Twins -- Drama

Gutenberg collections

  • Category: British Literature
  • Category: Classics of Literature
  • Category: Humour
  • Category: Plays/Films/Dramas

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