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Pseudolus is a play by the ancient Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. It is one of the earliest examples of Roman literature. Pseudolus was first shown in 191 B.C. during the Megalesian Festival, [1] which was a celebration for the Greek Goddess Cybele. [2] The temple for worship of Cybele in Rome was completed during the same year in time ...
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.
Sep 5, 2023 · Psuedolus 's action turns on the plight of two lovers, Calidorus and Phoenicium. Calidorus is an upper-class young man whose father, Simo, disapproves of his sweetheart. Phoenicium is a slave and ...
Sep 5, 2023 · Pseudolus is able to get the sealed letter from a Macedonian soldier who is the voice for the original purchaser. Then, Pseudolus gets a slave named Simia to deliver the sealed letter to Ballio ...
Plot Summary 1. A soldier pays fifteen minutes cash down, and at the same time affixes his seal to a token, so that the pimp will give Phoenicium to the man who brought its equivalent with the rest of the money. Pseudolus cheats the soldier’s servant out of the token 5 when he arrives, claiming to be Ballio’s Syrus, and in this way he ...
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The trickster theme: As the title of the play indicates, the central character is the trickster slave Pseudolus, who has the wits to outsmart his so-called betters, people with far more power and ...
