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The Comedy of Errors is about a merchant named Egeon, who is sentanced to death in Ephesus for violating the ban against travel between the two cities. However, he tells the Ephesian Duke that he came from Syracuse in search of his wife and one of his twin sons, who were separated 25 years ago. The other twin is also looking for his other half of the family. The Duke decides to give him one day to earn the thousand-mark ransom that he needs to save his life. Meanwhile, his son Antipholus from Syracuse is also in Ephesus looking for his missing twin, known as Antipholus of Ephesus. Adriana, Antipholus of Ephesus’ wife mistakes Antipholus of Syracuse for her husband and drags him home to dinner, and shortly after Antipholus of Ephesus returns
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