Plautus Pot Of Gold
The Pot of Gold by Plautus was the basis for Moliere's Miser. Guided by the household god, Euclio has found the gold buried by his grandfather, because the.
Plautus: The Pot of Gold Is the humor successful? Alliteration/ rhyming schemes throughout the scene. Ex page 200: 'By Pollux, what a miserable mingy miser!' Exaggerating Euclio's stingy personality He is mean, ties bag around his mouth, cries to heaven when we throw out water from a persons bath, he wouldn't let you have his hunger if you asked.
Stromulus' story about the bird- funny image How can you jail a bird? More rhyming schemes Pumice Stone Pun Page 200, 'The man is about as liquid as a pumice stone.' Pumice stone is made from lava (liquid) Aristotelian Unities 1.
Unity of Action 2. Unit of Place 3. Unity of Time Does it work for the modern audience Yes. We believe Plautus's version worked for the following reasons: -The moments of absurdity portrayed by quirky characters are comedic regardless of the century.
A Pot Of Gold Plautus
-Example: Dwight from The Office -Sexual jokes and innuendos still prove to be raunchy, funny, and pushing the envelope of comfortability for audiences everywhere. -Example Pitch Perfect Yes. We believe our updated version worked for the following reasons: -We quoted Bridesmaids because it is a well-known pop-culture movie and it is comedic for almost every audience.