femina
woman
Which person in the image is the father? (Being held back)
B
fabula
play, story
spectat
(hsi) looks at, watches
Problem in the theater: Spectators needed to be cooled down between plays which went all day. Solution?
Attendants sprinkled scented water over the crowd.
currit
(hsi) runs
petit
heads for, attacks
plaudit
applauds, claps
iuvenis
young man/woman
optimus
very good, excellent, best
Ambulant
(They) walk
servus clamorem (facit / faciunt)
facit
Problem in the theater: The theater had no roof and the sun might be hot. Solution?
an awning was suspended over most of the seating area; hats; sunshade
Caecilius in urbe (ambulat / ambulant)
ambulat
meus
my, mine
Plautus' comedies usually describe a young man deceiving his father with a slave's help to be with his "unsuitable" girlfriend who is discovered to be (rich / free born).
free born
stat
hsi stands
Plautus' comedies typically included a young man from a (respectable / poor) family who is often (in debt / free born) and in love with a (Greek / slave girl)
respectable, debt, slave girl
Problem in the theater: How to identify the different characters in a popular one-act play. Solution?
characters were recognizable from the masks they wore
agricola
farmer
puella
girl
ambulo
I walk
Who is the cunning slave in this image? (holding the son up)
E
turba
crowd
venit
comes
Pompeiani ad theatrum (contendit / contendunt)
contendunt
Who is the son in this image?
D
Plautus' comedies usually end (sadly / happily)
happily
specto
I watch, look at
Ambulas
You walk
(True/False) Statues of actors have been found in Pompeii.
True
Lucia fabulam (spectat / spectant)
spectat
servus clamorem (facit / faciunt)
facit
spectant
(they) look at, watch
(True/False) It was expensive to go to the theater in Pompeii.
False
audio
I hear, listen to
ubi?
where?
multus/multi
much/many
adest
(he/she/it) is here
(True/False) Evidence suggests that children went to the theater.
True
audit
(hsi) hears, listens to
clamor
shout, uproar
stant
they stand
sto
I stand
Mercator et puer (est / sunt) in theatrum
sunt
Problem in the theater: How to see the actors in a crowded theater. Solution?
seats rose in tiers so all could see
spectas
(you) look at, watch
Problem in the theater: the seats were uncomfortable (made of stone). Solution?
People would take cushions to sit on
urbs
city
contendit
(hsi) hurries
hodie
today
(True/False) A pantomime only had one actor.
True
The comedies of Plautus had (short / complicated) plots
complicated
adsunt
(they) are here
Plautus' comedies had (respectable / witty) dialogue
witty
Mercatores in urbe (currit / currunt)
currunt
senex
old man
ambulat
(hsi) walks
(True/False) A pantomime performance was "completely" silent.
False--orchestra, music