Menaechmi
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Menaechmi is an ancient Roman comedy by Plautus centered on mistaken identity between long-separated twin brothers, which later inspired works like Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latin-language work
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ancient Roman comedy ⓘ stage play ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
modern theatrical comedies
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opera adaptations ⓘ various stage adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Plautus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
mistaken identity
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twin brothers separated in childhood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ancient Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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farce ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Erotium
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Menaechmus of Epidamnus NERFINISHED ⓘ Menaechmus of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ Menaechmus’s wife ⓘ Messenio NERFINISHED ⓘ Peniculus NERFINISHED ⓘ father of the twins ⓘ parasite ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
misdirected gifts and invitations
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servant outwitting masters ⓘ twins as a comic device ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
deception
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family reunion ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
European Renaissance comedy
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later mistaken-identity plays ⓘ |
| inspiredAuthor | William Shakespeare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | The Comedy of Errors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageRegister | colloquial Latin with comic elements ⓘ |
| literaryForm | fabula palliata ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Roman Republican literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
important example of Plautine mistaken-identity plot
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major source for Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Menaechmus of Epidamnus
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Menaechmus of Syracuse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| partOf | Plautine corpus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
confusion caused by identical appearance
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reunion of long-separated twins ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | extant ⓘ |
| setting | Epidamnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeOfComposition | late 3rd century BC ⓘ |
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