Plautus' Two Plays

     Of the two plays, I definitely preferred "The Braggart Soldier" to "Casina.""Casina" was a bit too crude and I didn't like how it was argumentative. "The Braggart Soldier," on the other hand, was a lot funnier to me. I really enjoyed the deceptiveness of Acroteleutium and her maid, as well as how gullible Sceledrus and Pyrgopolynices were. Whenever the characters would laugh or joke about how base Sceledrus and Pyrgopolynices were, I found myself laughing along. I also felt some suspense during the scene when Pyrgopolynices set Philocomasium and Palaestrio free. The rhyme scheme was very whimsical and made reading the rather long play much more enjoyable. Over all, I really enjoyed the play and wouldn't mind watching it live-action.