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Alone on stage, Pseudolus boasts of his ability to carry about schemes. Soon Pseudolus encounters Harpax, the Macedonian soldier’s slave, who is looking for Ballio. Pseudolus pretends to be Ballio’s slave, Surus, and tells Harpax he can leave the money for Phoenicium with him. Harpax refuses, but he does leave a sealed letter from his master.
Pseudolus is a bit anxious about Simia succeeding in duping Ballio. Simia is confident to the point of arrogance and is annoyed by Pseudolus' anxieties. Pseudolus takes Simia to meet Ballio and the scene switches between their interaction and Pseudolus' commentary as he watches the events unfold. The plan threatens to come unraveled when Ballio ...
Sep 5, 2023 · Summary. Pseudolus was written by Titus Maccius Plautus and is one of the oldest plays that survives from ancient Rome. The play begins with a warning that it’s long. After that, the story opens ...
Sep 5, 2023 · Pseudolus is a comedy with many elements of farce. While it pokes fun at the individual characters’ foibles, and its action hinges on stock devices such as deceit, disguise, and mistaken ...
Pseudolus acknowledges that Simia is “as wicked as me” (910) and that the gods must want to help Calidorus by sending Simia to them. Simia promises to “be a better Harpax than he is” (926). Pseudolus promises to give him “plums and perks” (947) if Simia succeeds: “Delightful delicacies, hors d’oeuvres, perfumes, liqueurs—and / A delightful lady to smother with kisses of ...
Just as Plautus expanded the role of the clever slave, he is likely to have inserted himself this scene of Simo’s praise of Pseudolus, a scene which borders on hero worship. In the last scene of the play, Simo is subject to remarkable mood swings. In 1291–91a he decides to be gentle to Pseudolus, just as in the last scene of the fourth act ...
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Pseudolus appears toward the end of the play highly intoxicated and in a mood to celebrate, and it is in keeping with the tone of the play that Simo cannot resist being proud of his slave’s wily ...
