NOTE: The articles in these study guides are not meant to mirror or interpret any particular productions at the Utah Shakespeare Festival. They are meant, instead, to be an educational jumping-off point to understanding and enjoying the play (in any production at any theatre) a bit more thoroughly. Therefore the stories of the plays and the interpretative articles (and even characters at times) may differ from what is ultimately produced on stage.
Also, some of these articles (especially the synopses) reveal the ending and other “surprises” in some plays. If you don’t want to know this information before seeing the plays, you may want to reconsider studying this information.
Solinus, duke of Ephesus
Egeon: A merchant from Syracuse, Egeon is the father of twin boys (both named Antipholus) and the husband of Emilia.
**Antipholus of Ephesus:**The son of Egeon and Emilia and twin brother of Antipholus of Syracuse, this Antipholus, after being separated from his father and brother in a shipwreck, ends up in Ephesus.
Antipholus of Syracuse: The son of Egeon and Emilia and twin brother of Antipholus of Ephesus, this Antipholus ended up with his father after the shipwreck, but has recently set out looking for his lost twin, which brings him to Ephesus.
Dromio of Ephesus: The slave of Antipholus of Ephesus and twin of Dromio of Syracuse.
Dromio of Syracuse: The slave of Antipholus of Syracuse and twin of Dromio of Ephesus.
Balthazar: A merchant
Angelo: A goldsmith.
First Merchant: A friend of Antipholus of Syracuse.
Second Merchant
Pinch: A schoolmaster.
Emilia: The long-lost wife of Egeon, an abbess at Ephesus.
Adriana: Wife of Antipholus of Ephesus.
Luciana: Adriana’s unmarried sister.
Luce: Servant of Adriana, Luce is also called Nell.
