The cast of The Comedy of Errors
The people who make The Comedy of Errors move — what they want, who they love, who they hate, and how each one fits the story. Tap any name to read more.
Antipholus of Syracuse
A merchant searching for his lost family, mistaken for his twin brother and drawn into bewildering errors · Around thirty (implied by twenty years in Corinth)
Dromio of Syracuse
Witty servant to Antipholus of Syracuse; a man caught between loyalty and terror · Appears young, mirrored to his twin
Adriana
Wife to Antipholus of Ephesus; voice of marital pain and jealous fear in a comedy of errors
Antipholus of Ephesus
A merchant of Ephesus, married to Adriana, caught in a cascade of mistaken identity · thirty or so
Dromio of Ephesus
Servant to Antipholus of Ephesus; whipping boy and comic foil caught between his master's rage and the town's confusion
Luciana
Sister to Adriana; counselor on marriage and obedience, later beloved by Antipholus of Syracuse
Angelo
Goldsmith and unwitting catalyst of the play's central confusion
Duke Solinus
Ruler of Ephesus; keeper of law and final arbiter of justice
Aegeon
Syracusan merchant and father of the twin Antipholuses; framing device and embodiment of loss · Elderly, worn by decades of searching
The Abbess
Prioress of Ephesus; sanctuary-giver and voice of wisdom; hidden mother reunited with her family
Second Merchant
Impatient creditor and witness to the chaos
Officer
Arresting officer and enforcer of Ephesus's debt laws
The Courtezan
Opportunist and witness to mistaken identity
Luce
Kitchen maid and servant in Adriana's household
Doctor Pinch
Quack physician and exorcist; instrument of misdiagnosis and harm
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