REPUBLIC OF VENEZUELA BOLIVARIAN PEOPLE'S MINISTRY EDUCATIONAL U.E.P.

"LUISA CACERES DE ARISMENDI" TURMERO - STATE ARAGUA

COMEDY OF ERRORS

STUDENT: RAMSES CABEZA

TURMERO, MAY 2013

ACT ONE FIRST SCENE ROOM IN THE PALACE OF DUKE THE DUKE OF EPHESUS, AEGEON a WARDEN, officers and other people in the entourage of the Duke. AEGEN.-Continue, Solinus, but take my loss, and the death sentence, You finish my misfortunes and my life, DUQUE.-Merchant of Syracuse, cease to defend your cause, I'm rather partial to infringe our leyes.-The enmity and discord recently excited by the barbarous outrage your Duke has done to these merchants, honored our compatriots who , for lack of gold to redeem their lives, have sealed with their blood their rigorous decrees, exclude all pity from our threatening attitude, because from the deadly quarrels and seditious raised among your countrymen and ours, has been sanctioned in solemn advice, both by us and by the Syracusans, not allowing any traffic to our enemy cities. Also, if a native of Ephesus is seen in markets and fairs Syracuse, or if a native of Syracuse next to the bay of Ephesus, he dies, and their goods are confiscated at the disposal of Duke, unless they raise an amount of one thousand frames serve their sentences rescue. Your gender, sold at the highest price can not go up to a hundred marks, therefore the law condemns you to die. AEGEON. -. - Well? What comforts me is that in holding your words, my troubles will end with the setting sun. DUQUE.-Come, Syracusan, tell us briefly why you left your hometown and what reason has brought you to Ephesus. AEGEON. -.-Imposed task could not have been more painful than intimarme say unspeakable evils. However, in order for the world to witness my death will come from nature, not a shameful crime, say all that pain allows me to say.-I was born in Syracuse and married a woman who had been happy without me, and for me also without our bad fate. He lived happy with it, our fortune was increased by the fruitful frequently travel to Epdoro I did, until the death of our business agent. Their loss, having left abandoned great care goods, obliged me to remove me from the tender embraces of my wife. Just had spent six months of absence, when almost fainting under the sweet burden women carry, made his preparations to follow, and arrived promptly and safely to where I was. Shortly after his arrival he made himself happy mother of two beautiful children, and, what is strange, so similar to each other, which could not be distinguished but by names. At the same time and in the same inn, a poor woman was freed from such a burden, giving the world two twin boys, also similar. I bought these two boys to their parents, who were in ex; Cream poverty, and grew up to serve my children. My wife, who was not proud of these two little kids, I called every day to return to our homeland. Consented in spite of myself, ay? too early. We embarked. -

We were Epdoro a league, before the sea, always docile to the winds, we had threatened a tragic accident, but not long retain hope. The lack of clarity that heaven lent us served only to show to our frightened souls the dubious mandate immediate death. As for me, I would have embraced with joy, if my wife's incessant tears, crying beforehand he saw coming misfortune inevitably and piteous groans of the two children crying by imitation ignoring what was feared, I had not been forced to find a way to slow the fatal moment for them and for me: and behold what was our recourse, there was no other:-The sailors sought their salvation in our boat, and we left the boat and leaving about sinking. My wife, more careful to watch over my last born, I had linked to small reserves mast which seamen are provided for the storms, with whom he was linked one twin slaves, and I had to do the same with the two other children. That done, my wife and I with the stares in those who were fixed in our hearts, we hold each end of the stick, and then floating at will of the waves, we were taken by them to Corinth, to than we had thought. At last, the sun, appearing to land, dissipated the fumes had caused our problems, under the beneficent influence of the desired light, the seas gradually subsided, and discovered in the distance two ships that sailed over us Corinthian most distant, and the other Epdoro. But before we had reached. Oh! not force me to say more; conjeturad what happened so you have just heard. DUQUE.-continues. elderly: do not interrupt your story, we can at least pity if we can not forgive. AEGEON. -. Oh! Yes the gods had pitied us, not now call them so pitiless justice to us! Before the two ships had advanced ten leagues from us, we gave against a large rock, and driven violently this pitfall, our relief mast was broken in the middle, so that, in this our unjust separation, fortune left us both what and how rejoice grieve. Half that led to the unhappy and seemed full of lighter weight, but not least misfortune, was driven more by the wind speed: and were picked three from view by fishermen of Corinth, as we thought. Finally, another ship had seized us, and getting to know the crew who were those who had driven their luck save, welcomed their shipwrecked benevolence: and had reached the fishermen take their prey to not have been the bad sailing ship, They were therefore forced to direct its course was the motherland., have heard how I was separated from my happiness and how my life has been prolonged by adversity to make you the sad tale of my misfortunes. DUQUE.-and, on behalf of those who cry, do me the favor to tell you in detail what happened to them and thee till now. AEGEON. -. - My youngest, who is the greatest in my care, reaching the age of eighteen years, has been eager to find his brother, and begged me to allow him touting his young slave ( as the two boys had shared the same fate, and he separated from his brother, had kept the name) might join him in this research. In order to find one of the objects of my tormented tenderness, I risked losing the other. I toured for five summers most remote extremity of Greece, wandering to beyond the limits of Asia, and coasting towards my country, I have addressed to Ephesus, with no hope of finding them, but repugnant pass this place or any other inhabited men without exploring. It is here, in short, where should end 'the story of my life, and be happy in this timely death, if all my travels I had secured at least that my children live.

DUKE. - Aegeon Hapless, whom the Fates have marked to test the height of misfortune! Believe me, my soul advocate your cause itself could do so without violating our laws, without offending my crown, my oath, my dignity, that princes can not override, even when they want. But even if you're destined to death, and that the judgment can not be revoked without serious damage to our honor, however will favor you in any way possible. Thus, merchant, I'll grant you this day to seek your salvation in distress doest go to all the friends you have in Ephesus, begs or borrows to collect the sum and lives, if not, your death is inevitable. Mayor, take your custody. MAYOR. 'Yes, my lord. (The Duke comes out with his entourage.) AEGEON. -.-Aegeon. - Leaves without hope and without distress, and death is but deferred.