The Comedy of Errors (Webster's Thesaurus Edition)

140 Pages·2006·1.1 MB·English

by  William Shakespeare

THE COMEDY OF
ERRORS

Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®,
GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation

William Shakespeare

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The Comedy of Errors

Webster’s Thesaurus Edition for PSAT®, SAT®, GRE®, LSAT®,
GMAT®, and AP® English Test Preparation

William Shakespeare

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Scholarship Corporation neither of which sponsors or endorses this book; SAT® is a registered
trademark of the College Board which neither sponsors nor endorses this book; GRE®, AP® and
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sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management
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ISBN 0-497-25358-5
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Contents

PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR..........................................................................................1

PERSONS REPRESENTED................................................................................................3

ACT I................................................................................................................................5

ACT II.............................................................................................................................17

ACT III............................................................................................................................33

ACT IV............................................................................................................................49

ACT V.............................................................................................................................73

GLOSSARY.....................................................................................................................95

William Shakespeare 1

PREFACE FROM THE EDITOR

Designed for school districts, educators, and students seeking to maximize performance on
standardized tests, Webster’s paperbacks take advantage of the fact that classics are frequently
assigned readings in English courses. By using a running thesaurus at the bottom of each page, this
edition of The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare was edited for students who are actively
building their vocabularies in anticipation of taking PSAT®, SAT®, AP® (Advanced Placement®),
GRE®, LSAT®, GMAT® or similar examinations.1

Webster’s edition of this classic is organized to expose the reader to a maximum number of
synonyms and antonyms for difficult and often ambiguous English words that are encountered in
other works of literature, conversation, or academic examinations. Extremely rare or idiosyncratic
words and expressions are given lower priority in the notes compared to words which are “difficult,
and often encountered” in examinations. Rather than supply a single synonym, many are provided
for a variety of meanings, allowing readers to better grasp the ambiguity of the English language,
and avoid using the notes as a pure crutch. Having the reader decipher a word’s meaning within
context serves to improve vocabulary retention and understanding. Each page covers words not
already highlighted on previous pages. If a difficult word is not noted on a page, chances are that it
has been highlighted on a previous page. A more complete thesaurus is supplied at the end of the
book; Synonyms and antonyms are extracted from Webster’s Online Dictionary.

Definitions of remaining terms as well as translations can be found at www.websters-online-
dictionary.org. Please send suggestions to [email protected]

The Editor
Webster’s Online Dictionary
www.websters-online-dictionary.org
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Advanced Placement® are registered trademarks of the Educational Testing Service which neither
sponsors nor endorses this book, GMAT® is a registered trademark of the Graduate Management
Admissions Council which is neither affiliated with this book nor endorses this book, LSAT® is a
registered trademark of the Law School Admissions Council which neither sponsors nor endorses
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William Shakespeare 3
PERSONS REPRESENTED.%

SOLINUS, Duke of Ephesus.
AEGEON, a Merchant of Syracuse.
Twin brothers and sons to
ANTIPHOLUS OF EPHESUS, }
Aegion and Aemelia, but

ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE, unknown to each other.
DROMIO OF EPHESUS, } Twin brothers, and attendants on
DROMIO OF SYRACUSE, the two Antipholuses.
BALTHAZAR, a Merchant.
ANGELO, a Goldsmith.
A MERCHANT, friend to Antipholus of Syracuse.
PINCH, a Schoolmaster and a Conjurer.
AEMILIA, Wife to Aegeon, an Abbess at Ephesus.
ADRIANA, Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus.
LUCIANA, her Sister.
LUCE, her Servant.
A COURTEZAN
GAOLER, OFFICERS, ATTENDANTS

Thesaurus
attendants: (n) entourage, followers, adversary, antagonist. recognized, famous, documented,
retinue, tendance, persons present, luce: (n)pike, Clare booth Luce, Henry identified, transparent; (n) native.
suite. Robinson Luce, Henry Luce.
each: (adv) apiece, either, individually; pinch: (n, v) nip, arrest, twinge,
(adj) every, various, singular; (adj, det) squeeze; (n) emergency, crisis,
any; (n) anyone, an, anybody, exigency; (v) compress, lift, wring,
everyone. constrict.
friend: (adj, n) associate, comrade, unknown: (adj, n) secret, alien; (adj)
companion, fellow, ally; (n) hidden, unfamiliar, unidentified,
acquaintance, colleague, boyfriend, obscure, nameless, foreign,
crony, brother, mate. ANTONYMS: anonymous; (n) stranger, foreigner.
(n) foe, stranger, rival, nemesis, ANTONYMS: (adj) familiar,

William Shakespeare 5

ACT I

SCENE 1. A HALL IN THE DUKE'S PALACE.%

[Enter the DUKE, AEGEON, GAOLER, OFFICERS, and other
ATTENDANTS.]
AEGEON.
Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall,
And, by the doom of death, end woes and all.
DUKE.
Merchant of Syracuse, plead no more;
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, our well-dealing countrymen,--
Who, wanting guilders to redeem their lives,
Have seal'd his rigorous statutes with their bloods,--
Excludes all pity from our threat'ning looks.
For, since the mortal and intestine jars
'Twixt thy seditious countrymen and us,
It hath in solemn synods been decreed,

Thesaurus
discord: (n, v) conflict, clash; (n) love, kindness, affection, adoration, resentful, hostile, virulent, malign,
disagreement, variance, division, amity, cooperation, goodwill. vengeful, vicious. ANTONYMS: (adj)
difference, dissension, dissonance, infringe: (v) violate, break, impinge, kind, harmonious, loving, willing.
strife, split, contention. ANTONYMS: contravene, disobey, intrude, redeem: (v) recover, deliver, atone,
(n) agreement, harmony, unity, entrench, trespass, invade, infract, recoup, expiate, ransom, reclaim,
accord, concordance, consent, silence, pirate. ANTONYMS: (v) uphold, save, free, extricate, refund.
concord; (v) match. comply, honor. ANTONYMS: (v) hock, pawn, lose.
enmity: (n, v) animosity; (n) procure: (v) get, obtain, buy, earn, win, seditious: (adj) incendiary, rebellious,
antagonism, animus, hostility, gain, have, purchase, induce, derive, insurgent, subversive, disloyal,
aggression, rancor, ill will, antipathy, find. ANTONYM: (v) give. insubordinate, mutinous, factious,
hatred, war, dislike. ANTONYMS: rancorous: (adj) malicious, vindictive, turbulent, lawless, revolutionary.
(n) friendship, friendliness, affinity, malevolent, venomous, spiteful,