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Comedies of William Shakespeare: Character Analyses: 'The Comedy Of Errors'

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Ranald, Margaret
Affiliation: Department Of English, Queens College

Character Analyses: "The Comedy Of Errors"

In general, the characters of The Comedy of Errors are stock types and
one can therefore say very little about their character development within the
play.

The Twin Antipholi:

These are the identical twins of the play, and there is little to
distinguish one from the other, except that Antipholus of Ephesus seems to
have a shorter temper than his Syracusan twin.

The Twin Dromios:

These are two witty slaves of the play. ...

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