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THE COMEDY OF ERRORS
THE COMEDY OF
ERRORS
William Shakespeare
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ACT I。
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SCENE 1
A hall in the DUKE'S palace
Enter the DUKE OF EPHESUS�察�AEGEON�察�the Merchant of Syracuse�察�
GAOLER�察�OFFICERS�察�and other ATTENDANTS
AEGEON。 Proceed�察�Solinus�察�to procure my fall�察�And by the doom of
death end woes and all。 DUKE。 Merchant of Syracuse�察�plead no more�察�I
am not partial to infringe our laws。 The enmity and discord which of late
Sprung from the rancorous outrage of your duke To merchants�察�our well´
dealing countrymen�察 �Who�察 �wanting guilders to redeem their lives�察 �Have
seal'd his rigorous statutes with their bloods�察 �Excludes all pity from our
threat'ning looks。 For�察 �since the mortal and intestine jars 'Twixt thy
seditious countrymen and us�察�It hath in solemn synods been decreed�察�Both
by the Syracusians and ourselves�察�To admit no traffic to our adverse towns�察�
Nay�察�more�此�if any born at Ephesus Be seen at any Syracusian marts and
fairs�察�Again�察�if any Syracusian born Come to the bay of Ephesus´he dies�察�
His goods confiscate to the Duke's dispose�察�Unless a thousand marks be
levied�察�To quit the penalty and to ransom him。 Thy substance�察�valued at
the highest rate�察�Cannot amount unto a hundred marks�察�Therefore by law
thou art condemn'd to die。 AEGEON。 Yet this my comfort�此 �when your
words are done�察�My woes end likewise with the evening sun。 DUKE。 Well�察�
Syracusian�察 �say in brief the cause Why thou departed'st from thy native
home�察�And for what cause thou cam'st to Ephesus。 AEGEON。 A heavier
task could not have been impos'd Than I to speak my griefs unspeakable�察�
Yet�察�that the world may witness that my end Was wrought by nature�察�not
by vile offence�察�I'll utter what my sorrow gives me leave。 In Syracuse was
I born�察�and wed Unto a woman�察�happy but for me�察�And by me�察�had not our
hap been bad。 With her I liv'd in joy�察�our wealth increas'd By prosperous
voyages I often made To Epidamnum�察�till my factor's death�察�And the great
care of goods at random left�察 �Drew me from kind embracements of my
spouse�此�From whom my absence was not six months old�察�Before herself�察�
almost at fainting under The pleasing punishment that women bear�察�Had
made provision for her following me�察�And soon and safe arrived where I
was。 There had she not been long but she became A joyful mother of two
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goodly sons�察�And�察�which was strange�察�the one so like the other As could
not be disdnguish'd but by names。 That very hour�察�and in the self´same inn�察�
A mean woman was delivered Of such a burden�察�male twins�察�both alike。
Those�察�for their parents were exceeding poor�察�I bought�察�and brought up to
attend my sons。 My wife�察�not meanly proud of two such boys�察�Made daily
motions for our home return�察�Unwilling�察�I agreed。 Alas� �too soon We came
aboard。 A league from Epidamnum had we sail'd Before the always´wind´
obeying deep Gave any tragic instance of our harm�此�But longer did we not
retain much hope�察�For what obscured light the heavens did grant Did but
convey unto our fearful minds A doubtful warrant of immediate death�察�
Which though myself would gladly have embrac'd�察 �Yet the incessant
weepings of my wife�察�Weeping before for what she saw must come�察�And
piteous plainings of the pretty babes�察�That mourn'd for fashion�察�ignorant
what to fear�察�Forc'd me to seek delays for them and me。 And this it was�察�
for other means was none�此�The sailors sought for safety by our boat�察�And
left the ship�察�then sinking´ripe�察�to us�察�My wife�察�more careful for the latter´
born�察�Had fast'ned him unto a small spare mast�察�Such as sea´faring men
provide for storms�察�To him one of the other twins was bound�察�Whilst I had
been like heedful of the other。 The children thus dispos'd�察�my wife and I�察�
Fixing our eyes on whom our care was fix'd�察�Fast'ned ourselves at either
end the mast�察�And�察 �floating straight�察�obedient to the stream�察�Was carried
towards Corinth�察�as we thought。 At length the sun�察�gazing upon the earth�察�
Dispers'd those vapours that offended us�察�And�察�by the benefit of his wished
light�察�The seas wax'd calm�察�and we discovered Two ships from far making
amain to us´ Of Corinth that�察�of Epidaurus this。 But ere they came´O�察�let
me say no more� �Gather the sequel by that went before。 DUKE。 Nay�察�
forward�察�old man�察�do not break off so�察�For we may pity�察�though not pardon
thee。 AEGEON。 O�察�had the gods done so�察�I had not now Worthily term'd
them merciless to us� �For�察�ere the ships could meet by twice five leagues�察�
We were encount'red by a mighty rock�察�Which being violently borne upon�察�
Our helpful ship was splitted in the midst�察�So that�察�in this unjust divorce of
us�察�Fortune had left to both of us alike What to delight in�察�what to sorrow
for。 Her part�察�poor soul�察�seeming as burdened With lesser weight�察�but not
with lesser woe�察�Was carried with more speed before the wind�察�And in our
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sight they three were taken up By fishermen of Corinth�察�as we thought。 At
length another ship had seiz'd on us�察�And�察�knowing whom it was their hap
to save�察�Gave healthful welcome to their ship´wreck'd guests�察�And would
have reft the fishers of their prey�察�Had not their bark been very slow of sail�察�
And therefore homeward did they bend their course。 Thus have you heard
me sever'd from my bliss�察�That by misfortunes was my life prolong'd�察�To
tell sad stories of my own mishaps。 DUKE。 And�察�for the sake of them thou
sorrowest for�察�Do me the favour to dilate at full What have befall'n of them
and thee till now。 AEGEON。 My youngest boy�察�and yet my eldest care�察�At
eighteen years became inquisitive After his brother�察 �and importun'd me
That his attendant´so his case was like�察�Reft of his brother�察�but retain'd his
name´ Might bear him company in the quest of him�察 �Whom whilst I
laboured of a love to see�察 �I hazarded the loss of whom I lov'd。 Five
summers have I spent in farthest Greece�察 �Roaming clean through the
bounds of Asia�察�And�察�coasting homeward�察�came to Ephesus�察�Hopeless to
find�察�yet loath to leave unsought Or that or any place that harbours men。
But here must end the story of my life�察�And happy were I in my timely
death�察�Could all my travels warrant me they live。 DUKE。 Hapless�察�Aegeon�察�
whom the fates have mark'd To bear the extremity of dire mishap� �Now�察�
trust me�察 �were it not against our laws�察�Against my crown�察 �my oath�察 �my
dignity�察�Which princes�察�would they�察�may not disannul�察�My soul should sue
as advocate for thee。 But though thou art adjudged to the death�察 �And
passed sentence may not be recall'd But to our honour's great
disparagement�察�Yet will I favour thee in what I can。 Therefore�察�merchant�察�
I'll limit thee this day To seek thy help by beneficial hap。 Try all the
friends thou hast in Ephesus�察�Beg thou�察�or borrow�察�to make up the sum�察�
And live�察 �if no�察 �then thou art doom'd to die。 Gaoler�察 �take him to thy
custody。 GAOLER。 I will�察�my lord。 AEGEON。 Hopeless and helpless doth
Aegeon wend�察�But to procrastinate his lifeless end。
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