Which person in the image is the father? (Being held back)
B
(True/False) It was expensive to go to the theater in Pompeii.
False
adsunt
(they) are here
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
Caecilius in urbe (ambulat / ambulant)
ambulat
Ambulant
(They) walk
Ambulas
You walk
spectas
(you) look at, watch
Mercator et puer (est / sunt) in theatrum
sunt
iuvenis
young man/woman
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
audit
(hsi) hears, listens to
Plautus' comedies had (respectable / witty) dialogue
witty
(True/False) Statues of actors have been found in Pompeii.
True
Mercatores in urbe (currit / currunt)
currunt
servus clamorem (facit / faciunt)
facit
multus/multi
much/many
Problem in the theater: How to see the actors in a crowded theater. Solution?
seats rose in tiers so all could see
sto
I stand
specto
I watch, look at
femina
woman
Who is the cunning slave in this image? (holding the son up)
E
agricola
farmer
Lucia fabulam (spectat / spectant)
spectat
puella
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
contendit
(hsi) hurries
hodie
today
clamor
shout, uproar
plaudit
applauds, claps
ambulo
I walk
(True/False) A pantomime only had one actor.
True
spectat
(hsi) looks at, watches
meus
my, mine
ubi?
where?
audio
I hear, listen to
spectant
(they) look at, watch
Problem in the theater: Spectators needed to be cooled down between plays which went all day. Solution?
Attendants sprinkled scented water over the crowd.
stat
hsi stands
servus clamorem (facit / faciunt)
facit
Problem in the theater: the seats were uncomfortable (made of stone). Solution?
People would take cushions to sit on
(True/False) A pantomime performance was "completely" silent.
False--orchestra, music
Pompeiani ad theatrum (contendit / contendunt)
contendunt
fabula
play, story
venit
comes
Who is the son in this image?
D
senex
old man
optimus
very good, excellent, best
ambulat
(hsi) walks
adest
(he/she/it) is here
stant
they stand
(True/False) Evidence suggests that children went to the theater.
True
currit
(hsi) runs
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
urbs
city
Plautus' comedies usually end (sadly / happily)
happily
petit
heads for, attacks
The comedies of Plautus had (short / complicated) plots
complicated
turba
crowd