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The Captivi and Mostellaria

by Plautus from c. 200–180 BCE

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Two plays by Plautus — the most theatrical and commercially effective of the Roman comic playwrights. The Captivi (Prisoners) follows an elaborate identity deception between master and slave, set against the backdrop of war and captivity; Lessing called it the most moral play ever written. The Mostellaria (The Haunted House) is a pure comedy of deception: a slave keeps his young master's father away from the house by claiming it is haunted. Both demonstrate Plautus's mastery of comic timing and plot construction; his influence on Molière, Shakespeare, and virtually all subsequent Western comedy is immeasurable.

Translated from the original Latin.

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The Captivi and Mostellaria

Characters
23
Words
27.6k
Acts
5
Scenes
3
Duration
~3 hr 27 min

Characters

#CharacterPlayerLines
1
TRA
—
213
2
THE PROLOGUE
—
204
3
HEG
—
166
4
PHILOCRATES
—
160
5
TYNDARUS
—
87
6
ERG
—
74
7
SIM
—
59
8
PHA
—
39

32 sections

27.6k words
#TitleWords
Act I
1
Act I.—Scene I.
1981:29
2
Act I.—Scene I. Scene II.—_Enter, from his house, _HEGIO _and a_ SLAVE.
1k7:39
Act II
3
Act II.—Scene I.
7455:35
4
Act II.—Scene I. Scene II.—_Enter_ HEGIO, _from his house, speaking to those within._
1.7k12:32
5
Act II.—Scene I. Scene III.—_Enter_ PHILOCRATES, _from the house._
1.4k10:35
Act III
6
Act III.—Scene I.
5414:03
7
Act III.—Scene I. Scene II.—_Enter_ HEGIO _and_ ARISTOPHONTES.
2111:35
8
Act III.—Scene I. Scene III.—_Enter_ TYNDARUS, _from the house_.
2431:49
9
Act III.—Scene I. Scene IV.—_Enter_ HEGIO, ARISTOPHONTES, _and_ SLAVES, _from the house._
1.9k14:15
10
Act III.—Scene I. Scene V.—HEGIO, TYNDARUS, ARISTOPHONTES, _and_ SLAVES.
1k7:33
11
Act III.—Scene I. Scene VI.—HEGIO _and_ ARISTOPHONTUS.
1911:26
Act IV
12
Act IV.—Scene I.
1661:15
13
Act IV.—Scene I. Scene II.—_Enter_ HEGIO, _at a distance._
1.7k12:45
14
Act IV.—Scene I. Scene III.—ERGASILUS, _alone._
1200:54
Act V
15
Act V.—Scene I.
6695:01
16
Scene III.—HEGIO _and_ STALAGMUS.
3472:36
17
Scene IV.—_Enter_ PHILOCRATES, _from the house._
2722:02
18
Scene V.—_Enter_ TYNDARUS, _in chains, led in by the_ SERVANTS.
4103:05
Act I
19
Act I.—Scene I. _Enter, from the house of_ THEUROPIDES, GRUMIO,
9397:03
20
Act I.—Scene I. _Enter, from the house of_ THEUROPIDES, GRUMIO, Scene II.—_Enter_ PHILOLACHES, _from the house of_ THEUROPIDES.
8026:01
21
Act I.—Scene I. _Enter, from the house of_ THEUROPIDES, GRUMIO, Scene III.—_Enter_ PHILEMATIUM _and_ SCAPHA, _with all the requisites
2.2k16:33
22
Act I.—Scene I. _Enter, from the house of_ THEUROPIDES, GRUMIO, Scene IV.—_Enter_ CALLIDAMATES, _at a distance, drunk, and_ DELPHIUM,
4093:04
23
Act I.—Scene I. _Enter, from the house of_ THEUROPIDES, GRUMIO, Scene V.—_Enter_ TRANIO, _at a distance._
1.2k8:55
Act II
24
Act II.—Scene I.
1.1k8:29
Act III
25
Act III.—Scene I.
1.8k13:50
26
Act III.—Scene I. Scene II.—_Enter_ SIMO, _from his house_.
2.2k16:18
Act IV
27
Act IV.—Scene I.
5844:23
28
Act IV.—Scene I. Scene II.—_Enter_ TRANIO _and_ THEUROPIDES, _from the house of_ SIMO.
4193:09
29
Act IV.—Scene I. Scene III.—THEUROPIDES, PHANISCUS, _and another_ SERVANT.
7655:44
30
Act IV.—Scene I. Scene IV.—_Enter_ SIMO.
4913:41
Act V
31
Act V.—Scene I.
9907:26
32
Act V.—Scene I. Scene II.—_Enter CALLIDAMATES, at a distance._
8466:21

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