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The Comedy of Errors | Character Map. Share. Antipholus of Ephesus Hot-tempered merchant Twins Twins Servant Servant Spouses Father Mother Long-Lost Spouses Mother Father Dromio of Syracuse Superstitious young man Adriana Well-to-do Ephesian; frustrated in her marriage Dromio of Ephesus Irrepressibly witty young man Emilia Abbess of a convent ...
Adriana. Adriana is the play's female lead, a long-suffering Ephesian lady who chafes at society's rules for married women. She suspects her husband, Antipholus of Ephesus, is having an affair with the courtesan, but Antipholus denies this. When Adriana meets her brother-in-law, Antipholus of Syracuse, she mistakes him for his twin brother.
The Comedy of Errors: Dramatis Personae. Please see Shakespeare's Characters A to Z for a complete pronunciation guide. Solinus, Duke of Ephesus Aegeon, a Merchant of Syracuse Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, twin brothers; sons to Aegeon and Aemilia Dromio of Ephesus, Dromio of Syracuse, twin brothers; slaves to the two Antipholuses
Aemilia. Adriana’s sister, who advises her to remain subservient to her husband. She scolds Antipholus of Syracuse (thinking him to be Antipholus of Ephesus) for denying being married to Adriana and tells him to at least try to cover up his infidelity. Antipholus of Syracuse, however, professes his love for Luciana.
The Comedy of Errors is one of the earliest plays of the renowned playwright William Shakespeare (1564-1616). This play was influenced by the work of great Roman comedy playwright, Plautus. Shakespeare has taken plot from his famous comedy Menaechmi, and this play is considered the primary source of The Comedy of Errors.
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Oct 4, 2017 · Characters in the Play Entire Play Set in the city of Ephesus, The Comedy of Errors concerns the farcical misadventures of two sets of identical twins. Many years earlier, the Syracusan merchant Egeon had twin sons, both named Antipholus.
Genre classification : The Comedy of Errors is a Comedy play. Main characters in The Comedy of Errors: Antipholus of Ephasis, married to a jealous wife, Adriana, is the lost twin of Antipholus of Syracuse , the son of the merchant, Egon and his wife, Emilia. Dromio of Ephasis and Dromio of Syracuse are long separated brothers and servants to ...
