{"product_id":"the-comedy-of-errors-9791043137006","title":"The Comedy of Errors","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): William Shakespeare\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Les Prairies Numeriques\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Shakespeare\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's earliest plays. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. It has been adapted for opera, stage, screen and musical theatre numerous times worldwide. In the centuries following its premiere, the play's title has entered the popular English lexicon as an idiom for \"an event or series of events made ridiculous by the number of errors that were made throughout\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the Greek city of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. When the Syracusans encounter the friends a\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003end families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eEphesus, and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Comedy\u003c\/strong\u003e of Errors is one of \u003cstrong\u003eShakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e's earliest and shortest plays. This comedy utilizes slapstick humor, word play, and mistaken identities to create a series of farcical accidents. Over time, the play's title has become an idiom used to describe \"an event or series of events made ridiculous\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e by the number of errors that were made throughout.\"In \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eEphesus, the law forbids entry to any merchants from Syracuse, and if they are discovered within the city, they must pay a thousand marks or be put to death. Aegeon, an old Syracusian merchant, is arrested and Solinus, the Duke of Ephesus, listens to his story of coming to the city. Long ago, Aegeon was on a sea voyage. Traveling with him was his wife, his twin sons, and their twin slaves. The family becomes separated during a tempest; Aegeon, one son, and one slave were rescued together, and the others were never to be seen again. Years later his son Antipholus and his slave Dromio left to search for their long lost siblings; after the boys didn't return, Aegeon set out to bring his son back home. Moved by this story, the duke allows Aegeon one day to get the money to pay his fine and to find his family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Les Prairies Numeriques","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47776317702295,"sku":"9791043137006","price":1956.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9791043137006.webp?v=1777995534","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-comedy-of-errors-9791043137006","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}