APPENDIX 1 : Married couples and engaged characters.

“THE COMEDY OF ERRORS”

· Aegeon and Aemilia (Married).

· Antipholus of Ephesus and Adriana (Married).

· Dromio of Ephesus and Nell (Married).

· Antipholus of Syracuse and Luciana (Engaged).

“THE TAMING OF THE SHREW”

· Christopher Sly as a lord and a page as a lady (Married in a sham).

· Katharina and Petruchio (Married).

· Bianca and Lucentio (Married).

· Hortensio and a wealthy widow (Married).

“A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM”

· Theseus and Hippolyta (Married).

· Hermia and Lysander (Married).

· Helena and Demetrius (Married).

· Oberon and Titania (No evidence of marriage or engagement – just flirting).

· Bottom as Pyramus and Flute as Thisbe (Engaged).

“TWELFTH NIGHT”

· Orsino and Viola (Engaged).

· Sebastian and Olivia (Married).

· Sir Toby Belch and Maria (Engaged).

“THE MERCHANT OF VENICE”

· Bassanio and Portia (Married).

· Gratiano and Nerissa (Married).

· Lorenzo and Jessica (Married).