Renaissance Drama — Topics · seed 42

The Comedy of Errors

Shakespeare, William, published 1623 · comedy · Adult Professional;Professional

29chunks
14,412words
7topics
45 %unassigned

Metadata

TitleThe Comedy of Errors
AuthorShakespeare, William
Publication year (edition)1623
Genre (British Drama)comedy
Genre group (comparison)comedy — from the British Drama label · Annals: comedy
Play typeAdult Professional;Professional
Work / edition / TCP / DEEPwork 393 · edition 866 · TCP A11954 · DEEP 5081.05
Edition roleRepresentative edition — used in the analysis
First performance / composition (Annals)1592 [c.1590-1593]
First performance (BritDrama)1592 [1589-1593]
Company (BritDrama)Pembroke's Men (?)
Company (Annals)Derby's (Strange's) Men (?)
FormatFolio
Greg393a
Genre (Annals)Comedy
Genre (BritDrama)Comedy
BritDrama no.944
Title page[HT; H1r] The Comedie of Errors.
Corpus buildcorpus-v3-2026-09-08 · nodes 1641 · witness single

Topic composition (share of words)

unassigned
44.6 %
17.4 %
10.9 %
7.0 %
6.8 %
6.5 %
3.4 %
3.4 %

Chunks in order

#nodeswordstopictyp.opening
10–70525unassignedPRoceed Solinus to procure my fall, And by the doom of death end woes and all. Merchant of Siracusa, plead no …
271–137531T57 Ships, merchants and pirates0.82That mourned for fashion, ignorant what to fear, Forced me to seek delays for them and me, And this it was: (f…
3138–208555T57 Ships, merchants and pirates0.89Hapless Aegeon whom the fates have marked To bear the extremity of dire mishap: Now trust me, were it not agai…
4209–270521T6 Money, debt and credit0.87Stop in your wind sir, tell me this I pray? Where have you left the money that I gave you. Oh six pence that I…
5271–327483unassignedWhy should their liberty than ours be more? Because their business still lies out adore. Look when I serve him…
6328–383490unassignedQuoth my Master, I know quoth he, no house, no wife, no mistress: so that my arrant due unto my tongue, I than…
7384–430494unassignedEven now, even here, not halfe an hour since. I did not see you since you sent me hence Home to the Centaur wi…
8431–485488unassignedBecause it is a blessing that he bestows on beasts, and what he hath scanted them in hair, he hath given them …
9486–542465unassignedPlead you to me fair dame? I know you not: In Ephesus I am but two hours old, As strange unto your town, as to…
10543–598511T41 Household service: masters, doors and po0.80Come, come, no longer will I be a fool, To put the finger in the eye and weep; Whilst man and Master laughs my…
11599–648504T41 Household service: masters, doors and po0.89Right sir, I'll tell you when, and you'll tell me wherefore. Wherefore? for my dinner: I have not dined to day…
12649–715531unassignedHave patience sir, oh let it not be so, Herein you war against your reputation, And draw within the compass of…
13716–769492unassignedSweet Mistress, what your name is else I know not; Nor by what wonder you do hit of mine: Less in your knowled…
14770–801506unassignedA very reverent body: I such a one, as a man may not speak of, without he say sir reverence, I have but lean l…
15802–860495T6 Money, debt and credit0.81As from a Bear a man would run for life, So fly I from her that would be my wife. There's none but Witches do …
16861–918496T6 Money, debt and credit0.84Saving your merry humour: here's the note How much your Chain weighs to the utmost charect, The fineness of th…
17919–980491T57 Ships, merchants and pirates0.77Master, there's a Bark of Epidamnum, That stays but till her Owner comes aboard, And then sir she bears away. …
18981–1028492unassignedWhere is thy Master Dromio? Is he well? No, he's in Tartar limbo, worse than hell: A devil in an everlasting g…
191029–1061485T26 Devils, hell and fiends0.85I understand thee not. No? why 'tis a plain case: he that went like a Base-Viole in a case of leather; the man…
201062–1106490T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.87Now out of doubt Antipholus is mad, Else would he never so demean himself, A Ring he hath of mine worth forty …
211107–1166497T3 Sickness, physic and doctors0.81His incivility confirms no less: Good Doctor Pinch, you are a Conjurer, Establish him in his true sense again,…
221167–1218488T6 Money, debt and credit0.81Oh bind him, bind him, let him not come near me. More company, the fiend is strong within him Ay me poor man, …
231219–1283504T6 Money, debt and credit0.84Of very reverent reputation sir, Of credit infinite, highly beloved, Second to none that lives here in the Cit…
241284–1348500T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.84And thereof came it, that the man was mad. The venom clamours of a jealous woman, Poisons more deadly than a m…
251349–1405480T0 Court life: dukes, favour and honour0.77justice most sacred Duke against the Abbess. She is a virtuous and a reverend Lady, It cannot be that she hath…
261406–1468507unassignedjustice most gracious Duke, oh grant me justice, Even for the service that long since I did thee, When I bedri…
271469–1520441T32 Rings and jewels as tokens0.85My Lord, in truth, thus far I witness with him: That he dined not at home, but was locked out. But had he such…
281521–1582479unassignedNot know my voice, oh times extremity Hast thou so cracked and split my poor tongue In seven short years, that…
291583–1640471unassignedWhich of you two did dine with me to day? I, gentle Mistress. And are not you my husband? No, I say nay to tha…