The Comedy of Errors
William Shakespeare · 1623 · Fiction
Full text · 5 chaptersNarrated in your voice
What it's about
Two sets of identical twins, a pair of masters and a pair of servants, were separated in a shipwreck as babies; one pair now lands in the town where the other lives, and a day of mistaken identities follows. Shakespeare's shortest play and his most farcical.
Reading plan
Pick a finish date and Genius lays out the days — the plan shows today's target and keeps you honest.
Read together
Start a circle and share the code — everyone sees everyone's honest place in the book. Accountability, not leaderboards.
Who it's for
- Readers who want Shakespeare at his quickest and silliest - Anyone who likes a well-built farce - Theatregoers who want to read before they watch
What’s inside
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