The Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse are greatly disturbed by all the complications and decide to leave Ephesus. Is inside falling in love with the sister of his brother's wife.

Antipholus from Ephesus is denied entry back to his home while his brother A series of further confusions take place with everyone's identities that make the EphesianĪntipholus' wife insecure and all parties very confused.īoth Dromio's are beaten for insubordination and the Ephesus' Antipholus and Dromio think they plagued by witchcraft. He gives Dromio some money to book an innīut then runs into the other Dromio and believes his own servant is trying to make a fool of him. Coincidentally, this is the same day that Egeon's Antipholus arrives. His Dromio of Syracuse on a quest to find their long lost brothers but never return to Syracuse, prompting Egeon's search.ĭuke Solinus grants Egeon one further day to pay the fine for entering the city. Egeon's boy Antipholus of Syracuse set out with Emilia and the other twin set were rescued by a different boat, but Egeon never saw her or the boys be rescued and never saw her again. Egeon tied himself to the mast of the ship with one of his sons and one of the twin When crossing the sea by ship, a violent tempest erupted on the ocean separating Egeon and his wife Emilia. Twins, Egeon bought them to be slaves for his sons. He tells Solinus that as a young man he had been married and had twin sons. He has come from Syracuse and risks his life if he is found inside the city walls if heĮgeon pours his heart out about his sad life to Solinus, the Duke of Ephesus.

The play begins when the two Antipholus' twin's elderly father, Egeon, is stopped from entering Ephesus. Their servants are Dromio of Ephesus and Dromio of Syracuse, twin brothers that each serve their respective Antipholus and are also Set of separated twin brothers, born of Egeon and Emilia.

Antipholus of Ephesus and Antipholus of Syracuse are one The characters in this play are two sets of twins who are by appearance identical and were separated at birth without their knowledge. It's also the shortest and one of his most simple comedies. William Shakespeare's The Comedy of Errors is considered one of his earliest written plays.

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