
The Comedy of Errors
Zusammenfassung
"The Comedy of Errors" by William Shakespeare is a comedy written in the early 1590s. Two sets of identical twins are separated at birth and unknowingly reunite in the city of Ephesus. When the Syracuse brothers encounter the friends and family of their Ephesian twins, chaos erupts through mistaken identities. Wild mishaps ensue, including wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, false arrests, and accusations of madness and demonic possession. This farcical tale of confusion remains Shakespeare's shortest play. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Rechte und Herkunft
Public domain in the USA.
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Themen (11)
- Category: British Literature
- Category: Classics of Literature
- Category: Plays/Films/Dramas
- Category: Humour
- PR
- Comedy plays
- Shipwreck victims -- Drama
- Mistaken identity -- Drama
- Brothers -- Drama
- Greece -- Drama
- Twins -- Drama


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