Table of Contents Cast of Characters Our Setting Act I IIIIII IIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIII IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII Act II Act III 16 Act IV 21 Act V 32 Behind The Comedy of Errors 44 Famous Phrases About the Author 46 Additional Works by Shakespeare 47 About the Adapters 47 Glossary 48 Web Sites 48 L IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII I
Cast of Characters Solinus Duke of Ephesus Dromio of Syracuse Twin and servant to Antipholus of Syracuse Egeon Merchant of Syracuse Angelo Merchant Antipholus of Ephesus Twin son of Egeon and Aemilia Aemilia Wife of Egeon Antipholus of Syracuse Twin son of Egeon and Aemilia Adriana Wife of Antipholus of Ephesus Dromio of Ephesus Twin and servant to Antipholus of Ephesus Luciana Sister of Adriana
Our Setting 585 The Comedy of Errors is set in the ancient Greek town of Ephesus In Roman times Ephesus was a port on the west coast of Asia Minor which is now Turkey The ancient city was the second largest city after Rome for many years Ephesus was founded in about 600 BC Tyrants ruled Ephesus until the city fell to Cyrus of Persia For years the city was ruled by many people who contributed great temples churches and public buildings By the early Middle Ages Ephesus was abandoned The once famous port was forgotten until 1869 when archaeologists discovered remains of the city
