ROMAN PLAYWRIGHTS. PLAUTUS Born circa 254 B.C. in a tiny mountain village in northeast Italy At a young age, joined a traveling theatre troupe Gave up.

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ROMAN PLAYWRIGHTS

PLAUTUS

Born circa 254 B.C. in a tiny mountain village in northeast Italy At a young age, joined a traveling theatre troupe Gave up acting to become a Roman soldier Was introduced to Greek New Comedy in southern Italy while serving After losing his fortune at the age of 45, decided to try adapting the plays that he saw as a soldier Added lots of gags, puns and slapstick to compete with the gladiators and animal fights Wrote 130 plays, 20(ish) extant Wrote in common speech

TERENCE

Born circa 195 B.C. in North Africa Taken to Rome as a slave by a senator who gave him an education and his freedom He only wrote six plays, some were wildly popular, others were deserted in performance – one for a gladiatorial fight, another for a tightrope-walker Died at age 35 on a trip to Greece Strived for realism, got rid of direct address to audience Wrote in pure Latin, not common speech Wrote characters with nuance and psychological realism

SENECA

Born into a wealthy family 4 B.C. Educated in stoic philosophy and science stoicism – indifference to pleasure and pain, prized knowledge above all Career in politics and law Became tutor to future Emperor Nero for whom he was a huge influence In 65 C.E. he was accused as conspiring to kill Nero and ordered to commit suicide Wrote 10 tragedies (adaptations of Greek classics like The Trojan Woman and Medea), all extant