The Comedy of Errors vs The Merchant of Venice: Which Should You Read?

Both live on shelves: Juvenile drama, Problems, Criticism and interpretation, History and criticism, English literature, Drama

Cover of The Comedy of Errors

The Comedy of Errors William Shakespeare · 1734 ★★★★☆ 3.7 78 pages · ≈ 1 h 27 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

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Cover of The Merchant of Venice

The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare · 1600 ★★★★☆ 3.8 105 pages · ≈ 1 h 57 m · Demanding Find on Amazon

The verdict

Ratings are close: 3.7 vs 3.8 — either is a safe pick by score.

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