When Dromio protests that he will only be beaten again, Adriana starts to beat him until he leaves. Adriana complains to her sister that she is abandoned by her husband, and that she desperately misses his love. She is convinced that Antipholus is seeing another woman, and that she is no longer beautiful enough for him. Antipholus of Syracuse is waiting for Dromio of Syracuse, who soon shows up. Antipholus yells at him for playing such a mean joke on his master, and demands that he stop jesting with him. Dromio, knowing nothing of his master's encounter with the other Dromio, thinks his master is teasing him until Antipholus starts to beat him. Dromio demands to know the reason for the beating. Adriana and Luciana arrive on stage, and Adriana mistakes Antipholus of Syracuse for her husband. She complains that he has been cheating on her, and asks him why he did not return with Dromio before. Dromio denies having ever seen her before, but Antipholus does not believe him given his previous encounter with Dromio of Ephesus. Adriana orders Dromio to guard the door, while she and Antipholus enter the house and eat dinner together. .
In the third act Antipholus is having the goldsmith make a necklace for his wife Adriana. Meanwhile, Dromio has complained of his ill-treatment to his master, who does not know what he is talking about and thinks Dromio is a fool. Dromio, Antipholus, Angelo, and the merchant Balthasar return to Antipholus' home and find the gate locked. Dromio of Syracuse is keeping watch and refuses to let them enter. When Antipholus demands to know who is denying him access to his house, Dromio of Syracuse announces that his name is Dromio, causing even more confusion. Finally Adriana appears to see what is going on. Her husband yells for her to let him in, but she scorns him and orders him to go away. Antipholus apologizes to Balthasar for the problem, which causes him to be embarrassed.
