Dec 25, 2009

The Comedy of Errors | The Comedy of Errors

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Author: William Shakespeare
First Published: 1623
Type of Work: Play
Type of Plot: Farce
Time of Work: First century
Setting: Greece
Genres: Drama, Farce, Comedy
Subjects: Mistaken or secret identity, Servants, Greek or Roman times, Twins or multiple-birth siblings, Greece or Greek people
Locales: Greece, ancient

Characters Discussed

Antipholus of Syracuse (an- TIHF-oh-luhs), the son of Aegeon and Aemilia. Separated from his twin brother in his childhood, he meets him again under the most baffling circumstances. Shortly after he and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, land in Ephesus, the whole series of comic errors begins. Antipholus meets his servant’s lost twin brother, who is also bewildered by the ensuing conversation. Thinking this Dromio to be his own servant, Antipholus hits the mystified man on his head with great vigor. Finally, at the end, this puzzle is solved when he...

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The Comedy of Errors | The Comedy of Errors

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