The Captivi and the Mostellaria
Plautus
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He is now the slave at home of his own father, nor does his father know it.
What poor creatures are men, when I reflect upon it!
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- ACT II.—SCENE I.Sample
- SCENE II.—Enter HEGIO, from his house, speaking to those within.
- SCENE III.—Enter PHILOCRATES, from the house.
- Enter ERGASILUS.
- SCENE II.—Enter HEGIO and ARISTOPHONTES.
- SCENE III.—Enter TYNDARUS, from the house.
- SCENE IV.—Enter HEGIO, ARISTOPHONTES, and SLAVES, from the house.
- HEG. (to the SLAVES). Put the manacles on this whipp'd villain.
- SCENE VI.—HEGIO and ARISTOPHONTUS.
- Enter ERGASILUS. {1}
- SCENE II.—Enter HEGIO, at a distance.
- SCENE III.—ERGASILUS, alone.
- Enter a LAD, a servant of HEGIO.
- STALAGMUS.
- HEG. Come you, step this way, you worthy fellow, my fine slave.
- PHIL. Hegio, here am I; if you want anything of me, command me.
- SCENE V.—Enter TYNDARUS, in chains, led in by the SERVANTS.
- DRAMATIS PERSONAE.
- MOSTELLARIA {1} OR, THE HAUNTED HOUSE.
- {Supposed to have been written by Priscian the Grammarian.}
- ACT I.—SCENE I. Enter, from the house of THEUROPIDES, GRUMIO,
- SCENE II.—Enter PHILOLACHES, from the house of THEUROPIDES.
- SCENE III.—Enter PHILEMATIUM and SCAPHA, with all the requisites
- SCENE IV.—Enter CALLIDAMATES, at a distance, drunk, and DELPHIUM,
- SCENE V.—Enter TRANIO, at a distance.
- Enter THEUROPIDES, followed by ATTENDANTS.
- Enter a BANKER, at the end of the stage.
- SCENE II.—Enter SIMO, from his house.
- Enter PHANISCUS.
- TRA. What's your opinion of this bargain?
- SCENE III.—THEUROPIDES, PHANISCUS, and another SERVANT.
- THEU. What are you about?
- Enter TRANIO.
- SCENE II.—Enter CALLIDAMATES, at a distance.