The Comedy of Errors
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Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 5, Scene 1
Themes
All Themes Commerce and Exchange Marriage and Family Appearances and Identity Mistakes and Coincidences Scapegoats and Social Hierarchy
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Characters
All Characters Aegeon Antipholus of Ephesus Antipholus of Syracuse Dromio of Ephesus Dromio of Syracuse Angelo Luciana Aemilia
Symbols
All Symbols The Gold Necklace, Bail Money, and Diamond Ring
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allusions Dramatic Irony Genre Hyperbole Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Oxymorons Paradox Pathos Personification Satire Setting Similes Situational Irony Soliloquy Style Tone
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The Comedy of Errors
by William Shakespeare
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