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| What form of drama did Romans love? |
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| What were the characteristics of Roman comedy? |
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| It was wild, unrestrained, lewd, and highly realistic? Very little was left to the audience's imagination. |
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| What were the characteristics of Roman theatres? |
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| They were large theatres, high stages and elaborate scenes. |
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| Who were Roman's important playwrights? |
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What did Plautus do with Greek originals?
What kind of characters did he use, types or individuals? |
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| Plautus copied them. He used character types, not individuals. |
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What kind of humor did Plautus use?
What did it appeal to? |
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Slapstick human, farcial energy
It appeals to the emotions, not the intellect. |
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Who was more educated; Plautus or Terence?
What effect does it have on his plays? |
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| Terence was more educated than Plautus and his plays dealt more with universal situations and characters. |
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| Why wasn't Terence as popular with Roman audiences as Plautus? |
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| Perhaps because he did not use banality and buffoonery. |
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| What theatre did Plautus and Terence influence? |
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| The theatre of later ages (like sitcoms). |
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| What was satire used for? |
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| To jump on the issues, such as problems with the government or helping people forget their problems. |
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| What is virtus? What was it used for? |
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| Honor over life. If a fighter showed this they may be given mercy, or missio, so that they could fight another day |
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