The Comedy of Errors: Act 4, Scene 2 Summary & Analysis

By the house of Antipholus of Ephesus, Adriana and Luciana are discussing Antipholus. Luciana says that he denied his marriage and tried to woo her instead. Adriana angrily calls her husband “deformed, crooked, old, and sere, / ill-fac’d, worse bodied, shapeless everywhere.” Dromio of Syracuse enters and announces that Antipholus has been arrested. He asks Adriana to get bail money from Antipholus’ desk.

Luciana goes to get the money and Adriana and Dromio share some witty banter. He tells her Antipholus was arrested over a chain, but Adriana doesn’t know what he is talking about. Luciana comes back and gives Dromio the money. Dromio leaves to go find Antipholus.