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Antipholus of Syracuse
The twin brother of Antipholus of Ephesus and the son of Egeon. He has been traveling the world with his bondsman, Dromio of Syracuse, trying to find his long-lost brother and mother.
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Antipholus of Ephesus
The twin brother of Antipholus of Syracuse and the son of Egeon. He is a well-respected merchant in Ephesus and Adriana’s husband.
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Dromio of Syracuse
The bumbling, comical bondsman of Antipholus of Syracuse. He is the twin brother of Dromio of Ephesus.
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Dromio of Ephesus
The bumbling, comical bondsman of Antipholus of Ephesus. He is the Syracusan Dromio’s twin brother.
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Adriana
The wife of Antipholus of Ephesus. She is a fierce, jealous woman.
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Luciana
Adriana’s unmarried sister and the object of Antipholus of Syracuse’s affections.
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Solinus
The Duke of Ephesus. He is a just but merciful ruler.
Egeon
A Syracusan merchant, husband of the Abbess (Emilia), and the father of the two Antipholuses. He is, like his Syracusan son, in search of the missing half of his family.
Abbess
Emilia, the long-lost wife of Egeon and the mother of the two Antipholuses.
Balthasar
A merchant in Syracuse.
Angelo
A goldsmith in Syracuse and a friend to Antipholus of Ephesus.
Merchant
An Ephesian friend of Antipholus of Syracuse.
Second Merchant
A tradesman to whom Angelo is in debt.
Doctor Pinch
A schoolteacher, conjurer, and would-be exorcist.
Luce
Antipholus of Ephesus’ prodigiously fat maid and Dromio of Ephesus’ wife. She is also called “Nell” in the play.
Courtesan
An expensive prostitute and friend of Antipholus of Ephesus.
