Aristophanes would have made the longer brother the instrument of the Furies.

The riddles he asked would have had bearing upon the shorter brother's sin.

In this way the spectator would have enjoyed amusement combined with the satisfactory sense that Nemesis is ever present in human affairs.

I present the idea, for what it may be worth, to the concoctors of knockabout turns.
Where Brotherly (and Sisterly) Love reigns supreme.
The family tie is always strong on the music-hall stage.

The acrobatic troupe is always a "Family": Pa, Ma, eight brothers and sisters, and the baby.