Egeon and his wife were travelling home with their sons and the servants when they were shipwrecked in a violent storm. Egeon managed to save only one Antipholus and one Dromio and he has never seen the rest of his family since. Antipholus and Dromio arrive in Ephesus in search of their long-lost twin brothers, unaware that their father has also arrived there on the same quest.
As a citizen of Syracuse, a city at war with Ephesus, Egeon has landed illegally in Ephesus and is arrested and condemned to death unless a ransom is paid by sunset. Unknown to all of them, the lost Antipholus and Dromio have been living in Ephesus for many years. On Ephesus, the strangers find themselves greeted like old friends. Antipholus of Syracuse finds that he has acquired a wife, and everyone in Ephesus seems to be behaving very strangely Watch the new trailer to The Comedy of Errors with footage from the show.
Read what the critics had to say about the 'glorious' and 'irresistible' The Comedy of Errors, directed by comedy master Phillip Breen. Information and Resources for teachers and learners on The Comedy of Errors. Find out about some of our past productions of The Comedy of Errors, how they were staged and the directorial choices that were made. Book Tickets. He comes to Ephesus with his servant Dromio of Syracuse , in search of his long-lost mother and brother.
He is greatly concerned with his money, but also with his family—he has traveled all over the Mediterranean in search of his missing relatives. He is continually confused for his twin, and resorts to the supernatural especially witches to explain the strange behavior of everyone in Ephesus. He is easily frustrated with Dromio, whom he beats in his frustration. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:.
Act 1, Scene 2 Quotes. Related Characters: Antipholus of Syracuse speaker. Related Themes: Marriage and Family. Page Number and Citation : 1.
Explanation and Analysis:. Related Themes: Commerce and Exchange. Act 2, Scene 2 Quotes. Page Number and Citation : 2. Act 3, Scene 2 Quotes. Related Characters: Luciana speaker , Antipholus of Syracuse. Page Number and Citation : 3. Related Characters: Antipholus of Syracuse speaker , Angelo speaker. Act 4, Scene 3 Quotes. Related Characters: Antipholus of Syracuse speaker , Courtesan speaker.
Page Number and Citation : 4. Act 5, Scene 1 Quotes. Page Number and Citation : 5. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Act 2, Scene 1. At the house of Antipholus of Ephesus the twin of Antipholus of Syracuse , his wife Adriana talks with her sister Luciana. She is upset that neither her Act 2, Scene 2. Antipholus of Syracuse has found out that his Dromio did indeed bring his money to the Centaur Inn Act 3, Scene 2.
Outside the same house, Luciana and Antipholus of Syracuse are talking. Luciana scolds him for losing his love for Adriana and not respecting their Act 4, Scene 3. Antipholus of Syracuse runs into Dromio of Syracuse in the street. Antipholus mentions that all sorts of people Act 5, Scene 1. Antipholus of Syracuse enters with Dromio of Syracuse. Angelo sees his chain around Antipholus, and asks Antipholus how Coming across the goldsmith again, who swears that he has denied to pay for the chain, challenged to a fight by a merchant for forswearing himself, and seeing his supposed wife announce to all and sundry that he is mad, he is thoroughly discombobulated and runs into a priory for sanctuary, where he discovers that the Abbess is his long-lost mother, that his father is in town and about to be executed, and that his twin brother also lives in town and that he has been being confused with him all day long.
Discovering this, he promises to renew his wooing of Luciana, this time more lawfully. Discuss Discussion Forum Blog Separator. Library All Historical Documents Separator. About About PlayShakespeare. Henry 4.
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