# The Comedy of Errors — Character guide

> Key figures in The Comedy of Errors by William Shakespeare.

- [Antipholus of Ephesus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/antipholus_of_ephesus.md): A wealthy Ephesian merchant, twin brother of Antipholus of Syracuse, caught in a day of mistaken identity.
- [Antipholus of Syracuse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/antipholus_of_syracuse.md): A traveler from Syracuse, searching for his lost twin brother, becomes entangled in comic errors.
- [Dromio of Ephesus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/dromio_of_ephesus.md): The twin servant of Antipholus of Ephesus, often beaten and bewildered by the confusion.
- [Dromio of Syracuse](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/dromio_of_syracuse.md): The twin servant of Antipholus of Syracuse, quick-witted and often the victim of beatings.
- [Adriana](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/adriana.md): The jealous wife of Antipholus of Ephesus, who mistakes his twin for her husband.
- [Luciana](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/luciana.md): Adriana's unmarried sister, courted by Antipholus of Syracuse amid the confusion.
- [Aegeon](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/aegeon.md): A merchant of Syracuse, father of the twin Antipholuses, condemned to death at the start.
- [Angelo](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/angelo.md): A goldsmith who delivers a chain to Antipholus of Ephesus, sparking a debt dispute.
- [Abbess](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/abbess.md): The head of the priory, revealed to be Aemilia, the long-lost mother of the twins.
- [Duke Solinus](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/duke_solinus.md): The Duke of Ephesus who enforces the law against Syracusans but shows mercy.
- [Balthazar](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/balthazar.md): A merchant and friend of Antipholus of Ephesus, present at the locked-out dinner.
- [Luce](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/luce.md): A servant in Adriana's house, known for her sharp tongue and refusal to open the door.
- [Pinch](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/pinch.md): A schoolmaster and conjurer called to exorcise Antipholus of Ephesus.
- [Officer](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/officer.md): An Ephesian officer who arrests Antipholus of Ephesus for debt.
- [Dowsabel](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/dowsabel.md): A country wench mentioned by Dromio of Syracuse as a potential match.
- [Mistress Satan](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/mistress_satan.md): A nickname Dromio of Syracuse gives to Luce, comparing her to a devil.
- [Circe](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/circe.md): Mythological enchantress referenced in a simile by Antipholus of Syracuse.
- [Adam](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/adam.md): A biblical figure mentioned in passing by Dromio of Syracuse.
- [Sister](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/sister.md): A generic term used by Luciana to address Adriana, not a distinct character.
- [Porpentine](https://www.betterreads.online/discover/the_comedy_of_errors_se/characters/porpentine.md): An inn or tavern in Ephesus where characters meet.

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