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{{quote|We came into the world like brother and brother;<br />
{{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}}
And now let's go hand in hand, not one before another.|'''Dromio of Ephesus''', V.i}}


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* [[Contrived Coincidence]]
* [[Contrived Coincidence]]
* [[Fat Girl]]: Nell.
* [[Fat Girl]]: Nell.
{{quote| '''A. of Syracuse:''' Then she bears some breadth?<br />
{{quote|'''A. of Syracuse:''' Then she bears some breadth?
'''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. }}
'''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''.
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: Oh, ''yes''.
{{quote| '''A. of Syracuse:''' (discussing where countries are on the aforementioned Nell) Where stood Belgia, the Netherlands?<br />
{{quote|'''A. of Syracuse:''' (discussing where countries are on the aforementioned Nell) Where stood Belgia, the Netherlands?
'''D. of Syracuse:''' Oh, sir, I did not look so low. }}
'''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!
* [[Dead Guy, Junior]]: The reason we have two Antipholuses and two Dromios. They're not exactly common names!
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* [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Twice.
* [[Theme Twin Naming]]: Twice.
* [[Title Drop]]:
* [[Title Drop]]:
{{quote| This purse of ducats I receiv'd from you,<br />
{{quote|This purse of ducats I receiv'd from you,
And Dromio my man did bring them me:<br />
And Dromio my man did bring them me:
I see we still did meet each other's man,<br />
I see we still did meet each other's man,
And I was ta'en for him, and he for me,<br />
And I was ta'en for him, and he for me,
And thereupon these '''errors''' are arose. }}
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.
* [[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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