One character adopts the pseudonym Syrus after promising another that he would cheat him of all of the money that he needs and then tricking Harpax into giving him a letter with an important seal.
In one scene, the title character declares that he has eyes like stone and that no one in his family can cry as a result, but he offers to help his friend by shouting out "Woe!." Later, that friend says that the fun of being a lover lies in acting like a fool and begs the title character to give him that pleasure. The prologue is noted for its brevity, declaring that the audience should take advantage of the brief pause to stretch their legs, because this work is its author's longest. One character adopts the pseudonym Syrus after promising another that he would cheat him of all of the money that he needs and then tricking Harpax into giving him a letter with an important seal. The reading of a letter at the beginning reveals that the pimp Ballio has sold the central female to a Macedonian general, but the title character sets out to help his master Calidorus rescue his love. FTP, name this play by Plautus, named after a character whose name is Greek for "liar."
In one scene, the title character declares that he has eyes like stone and that no one in his family can cry as a result, but he offers to help his friend by shouting out "Woe!." Later, that friend says that the fun of being a lover lies in acting like a fool and begs the title character to give him that pleasure.
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