Miles Gloriosus

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Miles Gloriosus is a comedic Roman play by Plautus that satirizes the archetype of the boastful, cowardly soldier.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Latin play
ancient Roman comedy
stage play
author Plautus NERFINISHED
basedOn Greek New Comedy tradition
culture Ancient Rome NERFINISHED
dramaticStructure five-act structure
featuresCharacter Palaestrio NERFINISHED
Periplectomenus NERFINISHED
Philocomasium NERFINISHED
Pleusicles NERFINISHED
Pyrgopolynices NERFINISHED
Sceledrus NERFINISHED
featuresCharacterType miles gloriosus
featuresMotif disguise
mistaken identity
trickery
genre comedy
farce
hasStockCharacter clever slave
courtesan
old man neighbor
parasite
young lover
hasTheme deception
love intrigue
mockery of military pretension
servant cleverness
hasTitleMeaning The Braggart Soldier NERFINISHED
influenced Renaissance European comedy
commedia dell’arte braggart soldier
stock character Il Capitano NERFINISHED
literaryDevice exaggeration
situational irony
verbal irony
literaryForm fabula palliata
literarySignificance canonical example of the braggart soldier type
literaryTradition Roman theatre
medium theatre
originalLanguage Latin
parodies boastful soldier archetype
partOf Plautine corpus NERFINISHED
periodOfOrigin 3rd century BC
portrays boastful warrior
cowardly soldier
satirizes braggart soldier
setting Ephesus NERFINISHED
titleCharacter Pyrgopolynices NERFINISHED
workOf Plautus NERFINISHED

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