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The Comedy of Errors
William Shakespeare
Study Guide
NO FEAR
Translation
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Act I, Scene i
Act I, scene ii; Act II, scene i
Act II, scene ii; Act III, scene i
Act III, scene ii; Act IV, scenes i-ii
Act IV, scenes iii-iv
Act V, scene i
Overall Analysis
Characters
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Act 1, Scene i
Act 1, scene ii; Act 2, scene i
Act 2, scene ii; Act 3, scene i
Act 3, scene ii; Act 4, scenes i-ii
Act 4, scenes iii-iv
Act 5, scene i
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1
of 5
When was William Shakespeare born?
1514
1564
1614
1664
2
of 5
How old was Shakespeare when he died?
Forty-two
Fifty-two
Sixty-two
Seventy-two
3
of 5
How many plays are generally attributed to Shakespeare?
Seventeen
Twenty-seven
Thirty-seven
Forty-seven
4
of 5
The Comedy of Errors was first performed at the Gray's Inn Christmas Revels for an audience made up largely of ___.
Nobles
Doctors
Ministers
Lawyers
5
of 5
The basic story of the play is taken from an older ___ play.
Roman
French
Greek
Spanish
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