Doubles (See also Twins.) Allusions, Definition, Citation, Reference, Information - Allusion to Doubles (See also Twins.)


  1. Amphitryon and Jupiter god assumes man’s form to lie with his wife. [Rom. Lit.: Amphitryon]
  2. Darnay, Charles physical duplicate of Carton. [Br. Lit.: A Tale of Two Cities]
  3. fetch a Doppelganger. [Irish Folklore: Leach, 376]
  4. 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]
  5. Prince of Wales switches places with his double, poor boy Tom Canty. [Am. Lit.: The Prince and the Pauper]
  6. Sam and Eric their identities merge as “Samneric.” [Br. Lit.: Lord of the Flies]
  7. Sosia and Mercury god assumes slave’s identity. [Rom. Lit.: Amphitryon]
  8. Wilson, William his Doppelganger ultimately kills him. [Am. Lit.: “William Wilson” in Portable Poe, 57–82]