He is confounded when the identical Dromio of Ephesus appears almost immediately, denying any knowledge of the money and asking him home to dinner, where his wife is waiting. He sends Dromio to deposit some money at The Centaur, an inn. That same day, Antipholus arrives in Ephesus, searching for his brother. The Duke is moved by this story and grants Egeon one day to pay his fine. When Antipholus did not return, Egeon set out in search of him. Recently his son Antipholus, now grown, and his son's slave Dromio left Syracuse to find their brothers. Egeon never again saw his wife or the children with her. His wife was rescued by one boat, Egeon by another. Egeon lashed himself to the main-mast with one son and one slave, and his wife took the other two infants. Soon afterward, the family made a sea voyage and was hit by a tempest. On the same day, a poor woman without a job also gave birth to twin boys, and he purchased these as slaves to his sons. In his youth, Egeon married and had twin sons. He tells his sad story to Solinus, Duke of Ephesus. He can only escape by paying a fine of a thousand marks. Gaoler, Headsman, Officers, and other Attendantsīecause a law forbids merchants from Syracuse from entering Ephesus, elderly Syracusian trader Egeon faces execution when he is discovered in the city.Doctor Pinch – a conjuring schoolmaster.Second merchant – to whom Angelo is in debt.First merchant – friend to Antipholus of Syracuse.Nell/Luce – kitchen wench/maid to Adriana, Wife of Dromio of Ephesus.Luciana – Adriana's sister, love interest of Antipholus of Syracuse.Adriana – wife of Antipholus of Ephesus.Dromio of Ephesus and Dromio of Syracuse – twin brothers, bondmen, each serving his respective Antipholus.Antipholus of Ephesus and Antipholus of Syracuse – twin brothers, sons of Egeon and Emilia.Emilia – Antipholus' lost mother – wife to Egeon.Egeon – A merchant of Syracuse – father of the Antipholus twins.When the Syracusans encounter the friends and families of their twins, a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities lead to wrongful beatings, a near- seduction, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus, and false accusations of infidelity, theft, madness, and demonic possession. Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant, Dromio of Syracuse, arrive in Ephesus, which turns out to be the home of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant, Dromio of Ephesus. Set in the Greek city of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors tells the story of two sets of identical twins who were accidentally separated at birth. In the centuries following its premiere, the play's title has entered the popular English lexicon as an idiom for "an event or series of events made ridiculous by the number of errors that were made throughout". It has been adapted for opera, stage, screen and musical theatre numerous times worldwide. It is his shortest and one of his most farcical comedies, with a major part of the humour coming from slapstick and mistaken identity, in addition to puns and word play. The Comedy of Errors is one of William Shakespeare's early plays. Poster for an 1879 production on Broadway, featuring Stuart Robson and William H.
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