Doubles
196. Doubles (See also Twins.)
- Amphitryon and Jupiter god assumes man’s form to lie with his wife. [Rom. Lit.: Amphitryon ]
- Darnay, Charles physical duplicate of Carton. [Br. Lit.: A Tale of Two Cities ]
- fetch a Doppelganger. [Irish Folklore: Leach, 376]
- My Double and How He Undid Me story of a lazy minister who has his look-alike impersonator do all his chores. [Am. Lit.: Hayden & Fuller, 456]
- Prince of Wales switches places with his double, poor boy Tom Canty. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper ]
- Sam and Eric their identities merge as “Samneric.” [Br. Lit.: Lord of the Flies ]
- Sosia and Mercury god assumes slave’s identity. [Rom. Lit.: Amphitryon ]
- Wilson, William his Doppelganger ultimately kills him. [Am. Lit.: “William Wilson” in Portable Poe, 57–82]
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