The plot revolves around a beautiful Tuscan, whom the protagonist covets despite the fact that she is married to Nicia; the mischievous marriage-broker Ligurio is hired by that protagonist, Callimaco, to secure his moment with Lucrezia, which he does by claiming that the first man to sleep with Lucrezia will die from the title poisonous plant.  
Theodore Sumberg's "An Interpretation" of this play holds that it is an allegory of the author's later work.  A priest named Frate Timoteo is not fooled by the central ruse of this work, and the protagonist must pay him off, and another character named Sostrata desires a grandchild.  The plot revolves around a beautiful Tuscan, whom the protagonist covets despite the fact that she is married to Nicia; the mischievous marriage-broker Ligurio is hired by that protagonist, Callimaco, to secure his moment with Lucrezia, which he does by claiming that the first man to sleep with Lucrezia will die from the title poisonous plant.  FTP, name this play that is often considered a comic parallel to The Prince, a comedy by Niccolo Machiavelli.
Theodore Sumberg's "An Interpretation" of this play holds that it is an allegory of the author's later work.  
La {Mandragola} or The {Mandrake} (6) [AH]