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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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