Roman Comedy III: Plautus’s Stichus, or Meet the Parasite

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Henry Thomas Riley describes the plot of today’s play as “extremely meagre”. I think you’ll see why.

Discussion Prompts
  1. Why do you think this play is named after Stichus?
  2. What do you think of the Parasite? What are some more modern versions of this stock character?
  3. If you were directing this play today, how would you stage it? What would be your vision of this play?

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I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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