Twins

play by Plautus
Also known as: “Menaechmi“

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influence on Shakespeare

  • William Shakespeare
    In William Shakespeare: The early romantic comedies

    …play called the Menaechmi (Twins). The story of one twin (Antipholus) looking for his lost brother, accompanied by a clever servant (Dromio) whose twin has also disappeared, results in a farce of mistaken identities that also thoughtfully explores issues of identity and self-knowing. The young women of the play,…

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