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The Comedy of Errors was first published in the First Folio collected edition of Shakespeare's plays in 1623 (seven years after Shakespeare died). There are good reasons to believe that it was already an old play by then, and most critics assume it was written before 1595.
Shakespeare wrote his plays for performance, not for publication, and few were published during his lifetime. It was only Shakespeare's younger friend Ben Jonson who popularised the idea of publishing plays, and selling them as books.
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∙ 11y agoThe Comedy of Errors is set in Ephesus (in Greece), probably during the Ancient Greek period. But there is no attempt at historical accuracy, the audience wouldn't have expected it (or understood it, if there had been).
Almost all of Shakespeare's plays take place in ambiguous time frames: long long ago, in kingdoms far, far away. His characters are also uncertain enough to keep him from being hanged. This ambiguity of time, place and characters is what allowed him license to write his plays.
The idea of historical accuracy doesn't really come along until a short while after Shakespeare's time (except for certain historical plays - such as Henry V).
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∙ 12y agoIt takes place during the Classical Era of Greece.
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∙ 12y agoIn the year of 1594 :D
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What was shakespeares shortest comedy?
The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest and Macbeth in that order.
What was a A shakespeare comedy involving two sets of twins?
The Comedy of Errors
Where does William Shakespeare base his story the comedy of errors?
The Comedy of Errors is based on two plays by Plautus, The Menaechmi and Amphitruo.
When was the poem white comedy by benjamin Zephaniah written?
The poem was not written in 2013. It was published in the book "Propa Propaganda" in 1996, and may have been written earlier than that.
Moral lesson of comedy of error?
moral lesson of the commedy of errors
In what year was Much Ado About Nothing published?
Shakespeare wrote the comedy Much Ado About Nothing in around the year 1599 and it was published in the year 1600
What was shakespeares shortest comedy?
The Comedy of Errors, The Tempest and Macbeth in that order.
What is the name of Shakespeare's comedy written around 1592?
The Comedy of Errors
What was a A shakespeare comedy involving two sets of twins?
The Comedy of Errors
Where does William Shakespeare base his story the comedy of errors?
The Comedy of Errors is based on two plays by Plautus, The Menaechmi and Amphitruo.
Where is The Comedy of Errors set in the city of?
Ephesus
Where two characters from in comedy of errors?
Syracuse
What is the aegean setting of a comedy of errors?
Ephesus
What actors and actresses appeared in A Comedy of Errors - 1915?
The cast of A Comedy of Errors - 1915 includes: Reginald Switz as The Poet Lily Ward as Angelina
What is the Name of musical from comedy of errors?
The Boys From Syracuse
What is theshortest play by William Shakespeare?
the comedy of errors.
Why might someone be interested in comedy writing?
Someone who has a knack for not just writing in general, but for writing comedy might enjoy taking up comedy writing. Whether it be just for fun or to have published.
