1. He came from a wealthy family
MENANDER
Born in 342 B.C. in Athens
Died in 291 B.C. in Athens
He came from a wealthy family

2. P L A Y S
In 316 B.C. , when he was 20 years old , he wrote his first play [The Self Tormentor], which got the 1st prize

3. He wrote more than 100 comedies
P L A Y S
He wrote more than 100 comedies
He got 1st prize 8 times

4. Only one of his plays survived: Dyskolos

5. both were influenced by
P L A Y S
Plautus and Terence
both were influenced by
Menander

6. Menander admired Euripides
P L A Y S

7. CHARACTERISTICS His genre: Athenian New Comedy
His stories were credible
His characters were realistic
He used contemporary dialect
He used tragic elements
His subjects were from everyday life
Most common themes of his plays: young boys in love with young girls, parental attention, etc
CHARACTERISTICS

8. D E A T H Rumors about his death said that : He drowned while bathing
He threw himself into the harbor of the Piraeus where he was drowned

9. THE END