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Menaechmus of Epidamnus has been acting strangely, visiting the local courtesan, and taking his wife’s clothing as gifts. And his wife has had enough! She calls her father (the Old Man) to seek his help in figuring out her husband’s behavior. However, the Old Man and Wife meet up with Menaechmus Sosicles, her husband’s long-lost twin, who has no idea who they are or what they are talking about. This famous scene is a classic example of slapstick in ancient Roman comedy, making use of verbal
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OLD MAN: Happiness attend you. Do I find you in good spirits? Do you bid me be fetched in happy mood? Why are you sorrowful? And why does he (pointing at MENAECHMUS) in anger stand apart from you? Something, I know not what, are you two wrangling about between you. Say, in few words, which of the two is in fault: no long speeches, though.
THE WIFE: For my part, I've
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