The Comedy of Errors
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The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare’s earliest and shortest comedies, known for its fast-paced farce involving mistaken identities between two sets of twins.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Comedy of Errors canonical | 7 |
| Comedy of Errors (film adaptations) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Comedy of Errors Context triple: [This Can't Be Love, basedOnWork, The Comedy of Errors]
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A.
Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens is a lesser-known Shakespearean tragedy that follows a wealthy Athenian nobleman whose excessive generosity leads to his financial ruin and bitter misanthropy.
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B.
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
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C.
Amphitryon
Amphitryon is a figure in Greek mythology, a Theban general and the mortal husband of Alcmene, whose union with Zeus produced the hero Heracles.
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D.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of marriage, gender roles, and social hierarchy through the contentious courtship of the strong-willed Katherina and the domineering Petruchio.
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E.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that intertwines romance, magic, and mistaken identities in an enchanted Athenian forest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Comedy of Errors Target entity description: The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare’s earliest and shortest comedies, known for its fast-paced farce involving mistaken identities between two sets of twins.
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A.
Timon of Athens
Timon of Athens is a lesser-known Shakespearean tragedy that follows a wealthy Athenian nobleman whose excessive generosity leads to his financial ruin and bitter misanthropy.
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B.
Measure for Measure
Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
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C.
Amphitryon
Amphitryon is a figure in Greek mythology, a Theban general and the mortal husband of Alcmene, whose union with Zeus produced the hero Heracles.
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D.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of marriage, gender roles, and social hierarchy through the contentious courtship of the strong-willed Katherina and the domineering Petruchio.
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E.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that intertwines romance, magic, and mistaken identities in an enchanted Athenian forest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
farce
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play ⓘ stage comedy ⓘ work by William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1592 ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Amphitruo
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Menaechmi ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Plautus ⓘ |
| catalogCode | Shakespeare comedy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | verse and prose ⓘ |
| feature |
fast-paced plot
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mistaken identity ⓘ slapstick humor ⓘ twin brothers ⓘ two sets of twins ⓘ |
| firstFolioPublicationYear | 1623 ⓘ |
| firstKnownPerformance | 1594 ⓘ |
| firstKnownPerformanceLocation |
Gray's Inn
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surface form:
Gray's Inn, London
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| genre |
comedy
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farce ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Comedy of Errors
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Comedy of Errors (film adaptations)
The Boys from Syracuse ⓘ |
| includedIn |
First Folio of Shakespeare
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surface form:
First Folio
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| isOneOf |
Shakespearean comedies
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early plays of William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | English Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Abbess Emilia
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Adriana ⓘ Antipholus of Ephesus ⓘ Antipholus of Syracuse ⓘ Dromio of Ephesus ⓘ Dromio of Ephesus ⓘ
surface form:
Dromio of Syracuse
Egeon ⓘ Luciana ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | early 1590s ⓘ |
| setting | Ephesus ⓘ |
| structure | five-act structure ⓘ |
| theme |
commerce and debt
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confusion and order ⓘ family reunion ⓘ identity ⓘ law and justice ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfAction | one day ⓘ |
| writer | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Works of William Shakespeare
this entity surface form:
Comedy of Errors (film adaptations)