Dromio of Ephesus
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Dromio of Ephesus is a comic servant character in Shakespeare’s play "The Comedy of Errors," known for his witty wordplay and involvement in the play’s farcical misunderstandings.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dromio of Ephesus canonical | 1 |
| Dromio of Syracuse | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13883012 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dromio of Ephesus Context triple: [The Comedy of Errors, mainCharacters, Dromio of Ephesus]
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A.
Antipholus of Syracuse
Antipholus of Syracuse is one of the twin brothers in Shakespeare’s farce *The Comedy of Errors*, whose mistaken identity drives much of the play’s confusion and humor.
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B.
Antipholus of Ephesus
Antipholus of Ephesus is one of the twin brothers in Shakespeare’s farce "The Comedy of Errors," whose mistaken identity drives much of the play’s confusion and humor.
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C.
Egeon
Egeon is a Syracusan merchant and the father whose search for his lost family sets the plot of Shakespeare’s comedy "The Comedy of Errors" into motion.
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D.
Peneothello
Peneothello is a genus of Australasian robins, small insectivorous passerine birds native to New Guinea and nearby regions.
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E.
Peter Quince
Peter Quince is a comically earnest carpenter and amateur playwright in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, who leads the group of “rude mechanicals” putting on a play for the Duke’s wedding.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dromio of Ephesus Target entity description: Dromio of Ephesus is a comic servant character in Shakespeare’s play "The Comedy of Errors," known for his witty wordplay and involvement in the play’s farcical misunderstandings.
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A.
Antipholus of Syracuse
Antipholus of Syracuse is one of the twin brothers in Shakespeare’s farce *The Comedy of Errors*, whose mistaken identity drives much of the play’s confusion and humor.
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B.
Antipholus of Ephesus
Antipholus of Ephesus is one of the twin brothers in Shakespeare’s farce "The Comedy of Errors," whose mistaken identity drives much of the play’s confusion and humor.
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C.
Egeon
Egeon is a Syracusan merchant and the father whose search for his lost family sets the plot of Shakespeare’s comedy "The Comedy of Errors" into motion.
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D.
Peneothello
Peneothello is a genus of Australasian robins, small insectivorous passerine birds native to New Guinea and nearby regions.
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E.
Peter Quince
Peter Quince is a comically earnest carpenter and amateur playwright in Shakespeare’s *A Midsummer Night’s Dream*, who leads the group of “rude mechanicals” putting on a play for the Duke’s wedding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dromio of Ephesus