Duke of Ephesus

Egeon 
Proceed, Solinus, to procure my fall,
And by the doom of death end woes and all.
Duke 
Merchant of Syracusa, plead no more.
I am not partial to infringe our laws.

Yet this my comfort: when your words are done,
My woes end likewise with the evening sun.

The enmity and discord which of late
Sprung from the rancorous outrage of your duke
To merchants,
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Duke 
Hapless Egeon, whom the fates have marked
To bear the extremity of dire mishap,
Now, trust me, were it not against our laws,
Against my crown, my oath, my dignity,
Which princes, would they, may not disannul,
My soul should sue as advocate for thee.

Hopeless and helpless doth Egeon wend,
But to procrastinate his lifeless end.
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Abbess
Most mighty duke, behold a man much wronged.
 All gather to see them.
Adriana
I see two husbands, or mine eyes deceive me.

One of these men is genius to the other.
And so, of these, which is the natural man
And which the spirit?

Duke
One of these men is genius to the other.
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