THE CAPTIVI
AND
THE MOSTELLARIA OF PLAUTUS

Literally Translated with notes

By Henry Thomas Riley, B. A.


CONTENTS

[ THE CAPTIVI ]

[ DRAMATIS PERSONAE. ]

[ THE ACROSTIC ARGUMENT {1}. ]

[ THE PROLOGUE. ]

[ ACT I.—SCENE I. ]

[ SCENE II.—Enter, from his house, HEGIO and a SLAVE. ]

[ ACT II.—SCENE I. ]

[ SCENE II.—Enter HEGIO, from his house, speaking to those within. ]

[ SCENE III.—Enter PHILOCRATES, from the house. ]

[ ACT III.—SCENE I. ]

[ SCENE II.—Enter HEGIO and ARISTOPHONTES. ]

[ SCENE III.—Enter TYNDARUS, from the house. ]

[ SCENE IV.—Enter HEGIO, ARISTOPHONTES, and SLAVES, from the house. ]

[ SCENE V.—HEGIO, TYNDARUS, ARISTOPHONTES, and SLAVES. ]

[ SCENE VI.—HEGIO and ARISTOPHONTUS. ]

[ ACT IV.—SCENE I. ]

[ SCENE II.—Enter HEGIO, at a distance. ]

[ SCENE III.—ERGASILUS, alone. ]

[ ACT V.—SCENE I. ]

[ SCENE II.—Enter HEGIO, PHILOPOLEMUS, PHILOCRATES, and behind them, ]

[ SCENE III.—HEGIO and STALAGMUS. ]

[ SCENE IV.—Enter PHILOCRATES, from the house. ]

[ SCENE V.—Enter TYNDARUS, in chains, led in by the SERVANTS. ]

[ MOSTELLARIA OR, THE HAUNTED HOUSE. ]

[ DRAMATIS PERSONAE. ]

[ THE ACROSTIC ARGUMENT. ]

[ ACT I.—SCENE I. Enter, from the house of THEUROPIDES, GRUMIO, ]

[ SCENE II.—Enter PHILOLACHES, from the house of THEUROPIDES. ]

[ SCENE III.—Enter PHILEMATIUM and SCAPHA, with all the requisites ]

[ SCENE IV.—Enter CALLIDAMATES, at a distance, drunk, and DELPHIUM, ]

[ SCENE V.—Enter TRANIO, at a distance. ]

[ ACT II.—SCENE I. ]

[ ACT III.—SCENE I. ]

[ SCENE II.—Enter SIMO, from his house. ]

[ ACT IV.—SCENE I. ]

[ SCENE II.—Enter TRANIO and THEUROPIDES, from the house of SIMO. ]

[ SCENE III.—THEUROPIDES, PHANISCUS, and another SERVANT. ]

[ SCENE IV.—Enter SIMO. ]

[ ACT V.—SCENE I. ]

[ SCENE II.—Enter CALLIDAMATES, at a distance. ]