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Examples of Roman Drama

Examples of Roman Drama. By: Brittany Troast. Lucius Annaeus Seneca. Lived 4B.C.- 65A.D . Many of his dramas included one line sayings talking about death or instability of power that would occur between acts Plays focused around a central character that opposes another character

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Examples of Roman Drama

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  1. Examples of Roman Drama By: Brittany Troast

  2. LuciusAnnaeusSeneca • Lived 4B.C.- 65A.D. • Many of his dramas included one line sayings talking about death or instability of power that would occur between acts • Plays focused around a central character that opposes another character • Very influential in the Renaissance

  3. Medea • Seneca adapted this play from Euripides • Throughout the play, Medea is trying to get revenge on her husband Jason for trying to leave her and her children for another woman

  4. Thyestes • Megaera predicts that Thyestes will eat his children • Atreus offers half of his kingdom to Thyestes • In return Thyestes pledges his sons to him • Atreus kills his sons and serves them as “people soup” to Thyestes

  5. Titus Maccius Plautus' • Born around 254 B.C. • Became a roman soldier • Adapted Menander’s plays to the rough environments he was accustomed to • Was given right to a “true-born” Roman name (three names) • Chose Titus Macciuswhich means “clown”

  6. Casina • Roman comedy • A father and his son compete after the same girl • Plot developed by the tricks between the two to win her over

  7. PubliusTerentiusAfer • Known as Terence • Lived 190-158 B.C. • Was a slave but became a favorite among Rome’s higher society winning him his freedom • Also wrote adaptations from Greek plays

  8. Adelphi • Demea gives up one of his sons (Aeschinus) to his very carefree brother and raises the other one (Ctesipho) very strictly • They both find women to be with but a huge mix up occurs which sends people after them • The slave manipulates the situation to gain freedom

  9. Works Cited "Adelphi." Theatre History. 2002. Web. 10 Feb 2010. <http://www.theatrehistory.com/ancient/terence005.html>. "SENECA, LuciusAnnaeus Seneca (4BC-65AD)." A Glimpse of Theater History. Web. 10 Feb 2010. <http://www.wayneturney.20m.com/seneca.htm>. "Seneca, Thyestes." 22 July 2003. Web. 10 Feb 2010. <http://www.csun.edu/~hcfll004/seneca-thyestes.html>. SparkNotesEditors. “SparkNote on Medea.” SparkNotes.com. SparkNotes LLC. n.d.. Web. 9 Feb. 2010. "TERENCE (c. 190-158 B.C.)." Theatre Database. Web. 10 Feb 2010. <http://www.theatredatabase.com/ancient/terence_001.html>. "Titus Maccius Plautus." Web. 10 Feb 2010. <http://www.imagi-nation.com/moonstruck/clsc21.html>.

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