Roman Comedy XI: Plautus’s Asinaria, or The One With the Donkeys

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inRoman Comedy, The Romans

This play isn’t about donkeys, but it is the one with the donkeys.

Discussion Prompts
  1. What does this play have to say about materialism?
  2. Should this play be treated as satire or farce? If so, how does that affect how you would interpret this play as a director?
  3. Why do you think the twists regarding the competition for Philenium come so late in the play?
  4. How would you rank the ending of this play when compared to the ending of other plays by Plautus?

Published by Triumvir Clio

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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