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The CharactersSOLINUS: Duke of Ephesus EGEON: A merchant from Syracuse and the father of the Antipholus twins, He is, like his Syracusian son, in search of the missing half of his family; he has been sentenced to death as the play begins ANTIPHOLUS OF EPHESUS: One of the Antipholus twins, a well-respected merchant, is married to Adriana ANTIPHOLUS OF SYRACUSE: One of the Antipholus twins, son of Egeon. He has been travelling the world with his slave Dromio of Syracuse, trying to find his long last brother and mother DROMIO OF EPHESUS: The bumbling comical servant to Antipholus of Ephesus, and a twin to Dromio of Syracuse DROMIO OF SYRACUSE: the servant to Antipholus of Syracuse, and a twin to Dromio of Ephesus ADRIANA: the fierce, jealous wife of Antipholus of Ephesus, she mistakenly brings Antipholus of Syracuse into her house and her house and locks out her real husband LUCIANA: the sister to Adriana, with whom Antipholus of Syracuse falls in love MYLES: the kitchen hand to Adriana and husband of Dromio of Ephesus ANGELO: a goldsmith who makes a necklace for Adriana at Antipholus of Ephesus’ request BALTHASAR: A merchant whom Antipholus invites to his house. Nell and Adriana refuse to allow him to enter, thereby embarrassing Antipholus COUTESAN: A courtesan to whom Antipholus of Syracuse inappropriately promises the gold necklace DOCTOR PINCH: a schoolmaster and exorcist, he is asked to drive the demons, out of Antipholus of Ephesus whom Adriana thinks is mad MERCHANT OF EPHESUS: a friend of Antipholus of Syracuse, he warns him that Ephesus puts anyone from Syracuse to death SECOND MERCHANT: Angelo’s creditor ABBESS: known as Emilia, an abbess in Ephesus and the wife of Egeon |