The Comedy of Errors

In the Shakespearean play that most closely resembles farce, two sets of identical twins, each separated for years, arrive in Ephesus and leave a trail of confusion and mistaken identity in their wake. While evoking one of Shakespeare's recurring themes---the restorative power of love--- this early work contains some of the playwright's developing insights on the human condition and presents a portrait of women's diverse roles in Elizabethan society. This invaluable new study guide contains a selection of the finest criticism through the centuries, in addition to an introduction by Harold Bloom, an accessible summary of the plot, an analysis of key passages, a comprehensive list of characters, a biography of Shakespeare, and more.