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{{quote|We came into the world like brother and brother;
And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another.|'''Dromio of Ephesus''', V.i}}
A comedy ([[Exactly What It Says
Aegon, a merchant from Syracuse, has just been arrested by the Duke of Ephesus and is set to be executed unless he pays the Duke a sizable fine. Hoping for mercy, Aegon tells the Duke about his life before his arrest: He was married to a woman named Aemelia, and together had twin boys. The new parents acquired a set of poor twins to serve as valets for when their children became adults (this was Shakespeare's own idea, not found in Plautus' ''Menaechmi''), but soon after the family was separated by a shipwreck. Aegon survived, with his Antipholus and the valet Dromio. Years later, Antipholus and Dromio left Syracuse to find their long-lost brothers, and when they didn't return, Aegon set off to find them himself, only to get arrested in Ephesus. The Duke is touched by the story, and grants Aegon a one-day extension on the fine (and execution).
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* [[Abhorrent Admirer]]: Nell the kitchen wench, an unseen character, is enamoured of Dromio of Ephesus; he does not return the affection. In what might be an [[Older Than Steam]] subversion, though, Dromio of Syracuse ''does''.
* [[Always Identical Twins]]: The cause of all the trouble, although ironically it's an [[Informed Attribute]] in most productions.
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* [[Contrived Coincidence]]
* [[Fat Girl]]: Nell.
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'''D. of Syracuse:''' No longer from head to foot than from hip to hip: she is spherical, like a globe; I could find out countries in her. }}
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Oh, ''yes''.
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'''D. of Syracuse:''' Oh, sir, I did not look so low. }}
* [[Dead Guy, Junior]]: The reason we have two Antipholuses and two Dromios. They're not exactly common names!
* [[Identical Stranger]]
* [[The Masochism Tango]]: Antipholus of Ephesus and his wife.
* [[Noodle Incident]]: Nell again, who is never seen, only described briefly. Shakespeare knew he couldn't top what the viewer was probably thinking.
* [[One Steve Limit]]: Avoided, much to the chagrin of the characters (and the audience trying to figure out who's who)
* [[Separated
* [[He Who Must Not Be Seen|She Who Must Not Be Seen]]: Nell from the kitchen again.
* [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Twice.
* [[Title Drop]]:
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And Dromio my man did bring them me:
I see we still did meet each other's man,
And I was ta'en for him, and he for me,
And thereupon these '''errors''' are arose. }}
* [[Too Dumb to Live]]: in at least one production, for the benefit of the audience keeping track, the Syracusans wear green and the Ephesians wear blue. No one in the cast notices.
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