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In acting out his new found role, Menaechmus II exposes the true character of the Epidamnians and eventually releases his twin from their clutches.
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This is facilitated by the arrival of Menaechus II, his identical twin, who has set out from Syracuse in search of him.Ģ The play centres on how Menaechmus II comes to be taken for his brother in two incidents, the second of which in many respects repeats the first. 1 Almost simultaneously, conditions ripen for the termination of this life, with Menaechmus I’s alienation from his familial and social milieu, and his eventual removal from the polis, thus offering a truly happy ending typical of Plautine comedy. However, Menaechmus I is henpecked by his domineering wife and is systematically exploited by Peniculus, his clients and the greedy meretrix.
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He is married to a matrona dotata and enjoys a life of almost daily feasting with a courtesan (Erotium) and a parasite (Peniculus).