The comedies, histories, tragedies, and poems of William Shakspere . opriate modes of thought and expres- sion. It appears to us that this is unques-tionably the case with the characters of eachof the twin-brothers in The Comedy ofErrors. The Antipholus of Ephesus isstrikingly opposed to the Antipholus ofSyracuse; he is neither sedate, nor gentle,nor truly loving, as his brother is;—he hasno habits of self-command; his tempeia-ment is sensual. The two Dromios eachhave their merry jests; they each bear abeating with wonderful good temper; thejeach cling faithfully to their masters in-terests. B
The comedies, histories, tragedies, and poems of William Shakspere . opriate modes of thought and expres- sion. It appears to us that this is unques-tionably the case with the characters of eachof the twin-brothers in The Comedy ofErrors. The Antipholus of Ephesus isstrikingly opposed to the Antipholus ofSyracuse; he is neither sedate, nor gentle,nor truly loving, as his brother is;—he hasno habits of self-command; his tempeia-ment is sensual. The two Dromios eachhave their merry jests; they each bear abeating with wonderful good temper; thejeach cling faithfully to their masters in-terests. But there is certainly a markeddifference in the quality of their Dromio of Ephesus is precise and an-tithetical, striving to utter his jests withinfinite gravity and discretion. On the con-trary, the merry jests of Dromio of Syra-cuse all come from the outpouring of hisgladsome heart. Of course the characters ofthe twins could not be violently contrasted,for that would have destroyed the must still Go haud in hand, not one before [
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