Menaechmi is a broad farce that makes use of the comic possibilities of mistaken identity. Shakespeare adapted the plot for his Comedy of Errors, but his is not the only adaptation made since the Renaissance. Its neat plot and witty, fast-moving dialogue often speak for themselves.

This is a Companion to E. F. Watling's translation of The Brothers Menaechmus, from Plautus: The Pot of Gold and Other Plays, published in the Penguin Classics. It concentrates on the finer points of detail and is particularly useful in its discussion of the dramatic and literary characteristics of Plautine comedy. It includes an introduction to the author, his work, with reference to scholarly views; a commentary providing historical background, discussion of difficult passages, summaries of content, a bibliography and glossary.

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