Tuesday, October 1, 2019

"Casina" vs. "The Braggart Soldier"

Both of these plays had rather questionable plot-lines regarding the women, and honestly would not bode well in a modern movie environment; entrapment of women and slaves, taking advantage of them, etc. However, I think the most suitable for a movie adaptation  would be "Casina" because I think there is a good array of characters that is easy to keep track of, the story is easier to follow than that of "The Braggart Solider" and it was overall more comedic. The story of a vengeful wife getting back at her unfaithful husband is a little more relatable to a modern audience, though the part where Lysidamus is ashamed for being sexual with Chalinius would also be a little questionable. Getting revenge on Lysidamus for taking advantage of who he thinks is Casina I think is more satisfying to read than getting revenge on Pyrogopolynices; that's because the woman - Cleostrata - is getting the last laugh.

1 comment:

  1. In a way, Philocomasium also gets the last laugh, because she gets her lover back and leaves with lots of jewelry and clothes. But I see what you mean: Cleostrata has a much more prominent role in "Casina" because she manages the deception plot, whereas in "The Braggart Soldier", that is done by the slave Palaestrio.

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