Synopsis`O, grief hath changed me since you saw me last,
And careful hours with Time`s deformed hand
Have written strange defeatures in my face.
But tell me yet, dost thou not know my voice?`
The Comedy of Errors is among Shakespeare`s earliest plays. It is the story of two sets of identical twins that are separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, where their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus, live. What follows next are a series of mishaps due to their mistaken identities that lead to undeserved beatings, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus along with false charges of theft, infidelity and madness.
Shakespeare combines adventure, human folly and suspense in a play that is considered a masterpiece and continues to remain popular even today.
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William Shakespeare (baptized on April 26, 1564 to April 23, 1616) was an English playwright, actor and poet also known as the “Bard of Avon” and often called England’s national poet. Born in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, he was an important member of the Lord Chamberlain’s Men company of theatrical players from roughly 1594 onward. Written records give little indication of the way in which Shakespeare’s professional life molded his artistry. All that can be deduced is that, in his 20 years as a playwright, Shakespeare wrote plays that capture the complete range of human emotion and conflict.
