{"product_id":"comedy-of-errors-shakespeare","title":"Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBy William Shakespeare\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgba(15  17  17  1)\"\u003eShakespeare's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"color: rgba(15  17  17  1)\"\u003eThe Comedy of Errors\u003cspan style=\"color: rgba(15  17  17  1)\"\u003e is the slapstick farce of his youth. In it  the lost twin sons of the old merchant Egeon-both named Antipholus-find themselves in Ephesus  without either one even knowing of the other's existence. Meanwhile  Egeon has arrived in search of the son he thinks is still alive-and has been sentenced to death for the \"crime\" of being from Syracuse.\u003c\/span\u003e  To add to the confusion  the two Antipholuses have twin servants  both named Dromio. As the four men unwittingly encounter each other  the play is crammed with wildly escalating misunderstandings before the truth emerges and Egeon is pardoned.  Shakespeare bases his story on Plautus's Menaechmi  a play about identical twins who accidentally meet after a lifetime apart. He borrows from another Plautus play by having Adriana  the wife of one Antipholus  entertain the other. The spirited Adriana often gives speeches evoking strong emotions-as do other characters at times. Even here  Shakespeare suggests complexities beyond the farce.\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Lushena Books","offers":[{"title":"PAPERBACK","offer_id":52798778835224,"sku":"9798890966254","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"HARDCOVER","offer_id":52798778867992,"sku":"9798890966353","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/8203\/8296\/files\/9798890966254.jpg?v=1790924349","url":"https:\/\/lushenabooksinc.com\/products\/comedy-of-errors-shakespeare","provider":"Lushena","version":"1.0","type":"link"}