The Prologue of this work
The Prologue of this work notes that "Words are but air; the wise man will ignore / A monster whose existence is not sure," implying that the prologue may have been originally performed by the lyre-playing centaur depicted on the cover of an early edition of this play.The password is "Saint Cuckoo," the "most celebrated saint in France," though that password is never actually used during the abduction of a beggar. Fra Timoteo's question "What brings you here?" is answered, "Very well, thank you" by Nicia, whom the marriage broker Ligurio has instructed to act deaf. A fake doctor claims to be able to cure Lucrezia's barrenness with the side effect that the first man to sleep with her after a potion takes effect will die within eight days. For 10 points, name this play in which Callimaco successfully schemes to sleep with Lucrezia, named after the titular ingredient in that potion and written by Niccolo Machiavelli.
The Prologue of this work notes that "Words are but air; the wise man will ignore / A monster whose existence is not sure," implying that the prologue may have been originally performed by the lyre-playing centaur depicted on the cover of an early edition of this play.
Mandragola [or Mandrake Root]