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Pseudolus

Fiction | Play | Adult

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Essay Topics

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What is ironic about Pseudolus’s use of military language? What is the effect?

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What is ironic about the fact that Pseudolus offers morality lessons to the audience, and what does it suggest about the message of the play?

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The only women in the play are the abused prostitutes and a crying Phoenicium. What is the effect of the absence of women, save for these passive examples?

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