The Comedy of Errors

by William Shakespeare from c. 1594

About

Two sets of identical twins separated at birth end up in the same city, triggering a cascade of mistaken identities, wrongful arrests, and marital confusion. The farcical mix-ups spiral until a chance reunion reunites the whole family at last.

The Comedy of Errors

Characters
17
Words
13.9k
Acts
5
Duration
~1 hr 44 min

Characters

#CharacterPlayerLines
1
ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE
181
2
DROMIO OF SYRACUSE
162
3
ADRIANA
84
4
LUCIANA
45
5
ANGELO
31
6
DUKE
25
7
EGEON
23
8
ABBESS
17

11 sections

13.9k words
#TitleWords
Act 1
1
Act 1 Scene 1
1.2k8:54
2
Act 1 Scene 2
8416:18
Act 2
3
Act 2 Scene 1
9306:59
4
Act 2 Scene 2
1.5k11:37
Act 3
5
Act 3 Scene 1
1.2k8:48
6
Act 3 Scene 2
1.5k11:11
Act 4
7
Act 4 Scene 1
9046:47
8
Act 4 Scene 2
5724:17
9
Act 4 Scene 3
7655:44
10
Act 4 Scene 4
1.3k9:36
Act 5
11
Act 5 Scene 1
3.2k23:54