Man in the Iron Mask dynasty, as well as in the House of Valois, Bourbon and lastly the House of Orléans. Alexandre Dumas explored a similar theory in his book "The Vicomte de Bragelonne", where the prisoner was instead an identical twin of Louis XIV. This book has served as the basis – even if loosely adapted – for many film versions of the story. According to Marcel Pagnol’s theory, this twin was then born in 1638, grew up on Jersey Island, being named James de la Cloche. Later he would have conspired against King Louis XIV besides Roux de Marcilly, and would have been
Evil twin the role of dualistic twins. In literature, "Beowulf" has been cited as an early example of the evil twin story. Although it does not feature biological twins or even characters that seem to have similar appearances, the precise language suggests that the monsters are evil reflections of the hero. A notable early use of the modern concept of evil twins in film is 1939's "The Man in the Iron Mask". This adaptation of a part of the novel "The Vicomte de Bragelonne" by Alexandre Dumas made a key change to the source material by suggesting that the plot's central twins