Comedy of Errors

Compare and contrast the two Dromios

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Dromio of Ephesus is the twin brother of Dromio of Syracuse. He is a faithful servant. There is little in the play to differentiate the character of Dromio of Ephesus from that of Dromio of Syracuse; however, we do know that they have different tastes in women. Dromio of Ephesus is in love with Luce, a woman that his twin finds extremely disgusting.

Dromio of Syracuse is the twin brother of Dromio of Ephesus. He is a faithful servant. Like his twin brother, he serves, throughout the play, to compound the comic effect of mistaken identities and is beaten by the twin Antipholuses when the objects of his errands do not correspond to the desires of the masters.

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Comedy of Errors