Comedy of Errors, The

The, a comedy by William Shakespeare. It was one of Shakespeare's earliest plays, having been produced December 28, 1594, at Grey's Inn Hall. It was first published in 1623. The plot is based on the resemblance between twin brothers, both named Antipholus, and the resemblance between their two servants, also twin brothers, both named Dromio. These likenesses give rise to a series of laughable mistakes. The Comedy of Errors is the shortest of all Shakespeare's plays, containing only 1,770 lines. Robson and Crane, American actors, have presented the play with great success, appearing in the roles of the two Dromios.

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