The Comedy of Errors (Bantam Classics) - Softcover

Shakespeare, William

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553212915 ISBN 13: 9780553212914

Publisher: Bantam Classics, 1988

Synopsis

Hilarious fun, this early comedy is filled with the merry violence of slapstick and farce. When two sets of twins, separated and apparently lost to each other, all end up in the rowdy, rollicking city of Ephesus, the stage is set for mix-ups, mayhem, and mistaken identity—plus the timeless puns, jokes, gags, and suspense that makes this play a wonderful theatrical frolic and a brilliant tour de force of language and laughter.

About this title

Book Description:

Like every other play in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, The Comedy of Errors has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version aims to be different from other editions of the play. It invites you to bring the play to life in your classroom through enjoyable activities that will help increase your understanding. You are encourage to make up your own mind about the play, rather than have someone else's interpretation handed down to you. Whatever you do, remember that Shakespeare wrote his plays to be acted, watched and enjoyed.

From the Back Cover:

This play has been popular on the stage during the last three centuries and has proved itself admirable suited to adaptation as pure farce and musical spectacle.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Classics
• Publication date: 1988
• ISBN 10: 0553212915
• ISBN 13: 9780553212914
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240