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Comedy of Errors

Full Length Play

By William Shakespeare(Playwright)

Year Written1592

Original LanguageEnglish

Type of WorkFull Length Play

ThemesComedy, Farce

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Edit Scene: Act II, Scene II

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Antipholus of Syracuse

Dromio of Syracuse

Adriana

Antipholus of Ephesus

Dromio of Ephesus

Luciana

Angelo

Solinus, the Duke

Ægeon

Merchant

Æmilia, the Abbess

Courtezan

Gaoler

Luce

Pinch

Balthazar

Officer

Servant

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Act	Scene	Setting	Actions
I	I	A hall in the Duke's Palace	Edit
I	II	A public place	Edit
II	I	A hall in the house of Antipholus of Ephesus	Edit
II	II	A street in Ephesus, near the house of Antipholus	Edit
III	I	A public place opposite the house of Antipholus of Ephesus	Edit
III	II	A public street	Edit
IV	I	A street in Ephesus	Edit
IV	II	Another street	Edit
V	I	A public place in Ephesus	Edit

Characters (18)

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Character Name	Gender	Age	Lines	Scenes	Actions
Antipholus of Syracuse	Male	—	103	Act I, Scene IIAct II, Scene IIAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene IIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Antipholus of Syracuseout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Dromio of Syracuse	Male	—	97	Act I, Scene IIAct II, Scene IIAct III, Scene IAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Dromio of Syracuseout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Adriana	Female	—	78	Act II, Scene IAct II, Scene IIAct III, Scene IAct IV, Scene IIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Adrianaout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Antipholus of Ephesus	Male	—	75	Act III, Scene IAct IV, Scene IAct IV, Scene IIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Antipholus of Ephesusout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Dromio of Ephesus	Male	—	63	Act I, Scene IIAct II, Scene IAct III, Scene IAct IV, Scene IAct IV, Scene II	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Dromio of Ephesusout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Luciana	Female	—	43	Act II, Scene IAct II, Scene IIAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene IIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Lucianaout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Angelo	Male	—	31	Act III, Scene IAct III, Scene IIAct IV, Scene IAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Angeloout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Solinus, the Duke	Male	—	21	Act I, Scene IAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Solinus, the Dukeout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Ægeon	Male	—	17	Act I, Scene IAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Ægeonout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Merchant	Male	—	16	Act I, Scene IIAct IV, Scene IAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Merchantout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Æmilia, the Abbess	Female	—	16	Act V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Æmilia, the Abbessout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Courtezan	Female	—	11	Act IV, Scene IIAct V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Courtezanout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Gaoler	Male	—	9	Act I, Scene IAct IV, Scene II	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Gaolerout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Luce	Female	—	7	Act III, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Luceout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Pinch	Male	—	6	Act IV, Scene II	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Pinchout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Balthazar	Male	—	5	Act III, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Balthazarout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Officer	Male	—	3	Act IV, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Officerout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Servant	Male	—	2	Act V, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Servantout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!

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Collection	Opening Night	Closing Night	🎭 Production Name	🏛️ Company	🏢 Stage
	5 Jul 2008	27 Jul 2008	Comedy of Errors	Mountain Shakespeare Festival	Pine Mountain Club Gazebo Stage Pine Mountain Club, California, United States