William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language and the world's greatest dramatist. He is often called England's national poet and the "Bard of Avon. shipwrecked by a storm at sea, two sets of identical twins are separated soon after their birth. Years later, when they happen to be in the same city, what follows is a drama of mistaken identities, confusion, and bafflement. The comedy of errors is Shakespeare’s shortest written comedy. A sensational farce, this play continues to be staged worldwide, enthralling the public.

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