Eventually Lyconides and his appear, and Lyconides confesses to Euclio his ravishing of Phaedria. This leads to much by-play involving preparations for the nuptials. Phaedria is never seen on stage, though at a key point in the play the audience hears her painful cries in labor.Įuclio is persuaded to marry his daughter to his rich neighbor, an elderly bachelor named Megadorus, who happens to be the uncle of Lyconides. Unknown to Euclio, Phaedria is pregnant by a young man named Lyconides. Euclio is then shown almost maniacally guarding his gold from real and imagined threats. Plot summary Lar Familiaris, the of Euclio, an old man with a marriageable daughter named Phaedria, begins the play with a prologue about how he allowed Euclio to discover a pot of gold buried in his house. The play’s ending does not survive, though there are indications of how the plot is resolved in later summaries and a few fragments of dialogue. The title literally means The Little Pot, but some translators provide The Pot of Gold, and the plot revolves around a literal pot of which the, Euclio, guards zealously. ( January 2014) Aulularia Written by Characters Euclio Staphyla Eunomia Megadorus Strobilus Lyconides Phaedria Phygia Setting a street in, before the houses of Euclio and Megadorus, and the shrine of Aulularia is a play by the early playwright. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. This article needs additional citations for. Pot of gold, and other plays Prisoners Brothers Menaechmus Swaggering soldier Pseudolus Responsibility: Plautus translated by E.F. Contents: The pot of gold (Aulularia) - The prisoners (Captivi) - The brothers Menaechmus (Menaechmi) - The swaggering soldier (Miles Gloriosus) - Pseudolus. Find more information about: ISBN: 499 OCLC Number: 26822458 Notes: Cover title: The pot of gold, and other plays.
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