![]() Convinced he is mad, the wife's father goes to find a doctor, who now attempts to ‘cure’ Menaechmus I. Menaechmus II is now in turn subjected to an angry tirade by the wife, and gets rid of her only when he pretends to be obeying the commands of Apollo. Turning for solace to his mistress, he is now rebuffed by her, when he refuses to acknowledge that he has the dress and bracelet. As he makes off with these expensive ‘gifts’, Menaechmus I returns to be confronted by his angry wife. He emerges from his feast in possession of the dress and also a gold bracelet, which Erotium wishes to have altered. At first confused and then delighted, he accepts Erotium's invitation to dine with her. He is immediately mistaken for his brother. While he is gone, Menaechmus II appears in search of his long-lost brother. After an explanatory prologue, the play begins with Menaechmus I stealing his wife's dress to give to his mistress Erotium, and arranging a delicious meal with her. The other, Sosicles, remained in Syracuse and was renamed Menaechmus in honour of his missing brother. One, Menaechmus, was adopted by a rich merchant and taken to Epidamnus. ![]() bc C: 7m, 3f, extrasIdentical twin brothers born in Syracuse were separated at the age of 7. in verse S: Before the home of Menaechmus in Epidamnus, late 3rd–early 2nd c. AT: The Twin Brothers The Twin Menaechmi The Twins A: Titus Maccius Plautus Pf: 215–185bc, Rome Tr: 1595 G: Latin com. ![]()
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