The Comedy Of Errors
In act one as Solinus the Duke of Ephesus, accompanied by a jailer and Egeon. Egeon is a merchant from Syracuse, a city that is a fierce rival of Ephesus. Recently both cities have passed laws that put any man from the rival city to death unless he is able to raise a ransom of one thousand marks, a sum that Egeon cannot afford. The Duke begs Egeon to tell him why he chose to come to Ephesus, knowing that the punishment is death. Egeon tells him that years ago he and his wife went to Epidamnum. While there, his wife bore twin sons. Another woman in the same inn also had twins, whom Egeon purchased to be servants for his two sons. After they left to return home, they were caught in a storm which resulted in a shipwreck.After a while the remaining twin inquired about his brother, and Egeon spent five years traveling the Greek islands searching for him before ending up in Ephesus. The Duke tells him that he cannot remove the death penalty, but advises Egeon to beg and plead for th!e thousand marks from everyone he knows in Ephesus. The jailer takes Egeon into custody. Meanwhile, Antipholus of Syracuse has arrived in Ephesus hoping to find his long lost brother. While waiting for a few moments, Dromio of Ephes
In act four Angelo, who is the second merchant, owes the Second Merchant money, which he tells the man he is due to receive from Antipholus at five o'clock that afternoon. As he says this, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant Dromio enter. Antipholus sends Dromio away to purchase some rope before going over to talk to Angelo. Angelo tells Antipholus that his fee for making the chain should be paid to the Second Merchant. Antipholus tells him that he does not have the payment money upon him, but that Angelo can get the money from his wife after he delivers the chain. It soon becomes obvious that neither man has the chain, which Angelo gave to Antipholus of Syracuse by accident. The Second Merchant orders the Officer to arrest Angelo, who in turn demands that Antipholus be charged instead. The officer arrests Antipholus. Dromio of Syracuse then arrives, thinking he sees his master. He tells Antipholus that a ship bound for Epidamnum is set to sail that night. Antipholus is furious that Dromio is acting to strangely, and instead orders Dromio to return to Adriana and fetch some money with which to free him. Dromio reluctantly obeys him. Adriana and Luciana are discussing the fact that Antipholus of Syracuse was trying to seduce Luciana. While they are calling Antipholus various bad names, Dromio of Syracuse arrives out of breath. He tells them that Antipholus has been arrested and that he requires money to be set free. Adriana gives him the money and sends him off again, but is now more worried than ever before about her husband. Antipholus of Syracuse is wearing the gold necklace when Dromio of Syracuse arrives with the money. He gives the money to Antipholus who has no idea what Dromio is saying. Instead Antipholus wants to know if there are any ships leaving that night from Ephesus. The woman that Antipholus went to after being turned away from his home appears. Antipholus had promised her the necklace meant for his wife in order to get revenge on being denied access to his house. When she sees the necklace around Antipholus of Syracuse's neck, she asks for it. Both Dromio and Antipholus think she is the devil in disguise and leave her. She is furious because Antipholus of Ephesus took her ring worth forty ducats earlier that day, promising the necklace in return. The Courtesan decides to go to Adriana and tell her that Antipholus broke into her house and stole the ring. Antipholus of Ephesus is still under arrest and is with the Jailer (or Officer). Dromio of Ephesus arrives, carrying the rope his master sent him to get. Antipholus is at first happy to see him, thinking he has brought the money. When Dromio denies knowing anything about any money, Antipholus starts to beat him until the officer restrains him. Adriana, Luciana, and a Doctor Pinch arrive while Dromio is getting beaten. Adriana asks Pinch to help restore her husband to a sound mind and stop his madness. Pinch quickly tries to exorcise Satan from Antipholus until he is told to stop. Antipholus has Dromio swear that
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