Plautus Menaechmi
·(1) Mistaken identity: this happens several times, first when Menaechmus gets off the ship, Cylindrus mistakes him for the other twin and says he needs to wait that he is not done with dinner. Then Erotium mistakes him also for the other twin. Lastly while Erotium and Menaechmus II are together, Peniculus, thinks its his master and that he did him wrong and confronts who he thinks is his master.
Menaechmi Translation
(2) The working of chance: time and time again we see in this play that the brother Menchamus II leaves the people who thinks he is his brother, then the real Menaechmus comes in confused as to what he is being accused of. The instance with the wife asking to confess, Erotium thinking it is him and telling him she already gave him the dress and the bracelet, the father who brings the doctor, and the parasite who thinks he has been wronged.
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Plautus Menaechmi Sparknotes
(3) The trickery of characters themselves: Menaechmus II when asked by Erotium, thinking it is the real Menaechmus, asks him in for the banquet. He thinks he can get something out of it if he plays along with the story and ends up sleeping with her, he also gets the dress he can sell as well as the bracelet.
Menaechmi is a broad farce that makes use of the comic possibilities of mistaken identity. Shakespeare adapted the plot for his Comedy of Errors. Menaechmi, a Latin-language play, is often considered Plautus' greatest play. The title is sometimes translated as The Brothers Menaechmus or The Two.
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