THTR 210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Pseudolus, Plautus

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Establish character as being witty and smart as a slave and not subservient. Identifies pseudolus is the character to identify with. The function of humor and comedy comedy and tragedy to divide the genre of literature. It is a mask of all the bad and distasteful things in society. Thought has images with labels but no meaning. When people says hear that something is gonna be a comedy, they will be expecting one with laughter and comedy. Ancient greek/rome- comedy referred specifically to stage plays. The people who watched were less than average. About of fortune in a rise and fortune of a simple central character. Different theories would have different view of the plays. Watching a series because everything is way too intact. Argument about how to interpret phenomenon, argument about the world. Some are more appropriate for a certain phenomenon. Humor theories superiority- laughter expresses feeling of superiority over others to at yourself.

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