Plautus Curculio
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Plautus

Curculio

drama

A parasite named Curculio ("Weevil") schemes to rescue his patron's girlfriend from a pimp. Short, fast, and featuring a scene where the characters break the fourth wall to describe the Roman Forum.

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Acts

  • 1
    Act 1

    A young man is in love with a girl owned by a pimp. He cannot afford to buy her. His friend Curculio ('Weevil') sets off to find money.

    296 lines
  • 2
    Act 2

    Curculio returns from abroad with a stolen signet ring and an audacious plan to swindle the pimp using forged military orders.

    205 lines
  • 3
    Act 3

    The scheme is executed. Curculio presents the forged documents to a banker and collects the money. The pimp hands over the girl.

    115 lines
  • 4
    Act 4

    A soldier arrives and discovers his ring has been used in a fraud. The pimp demands his girl back. Legal chaos ensues.

    163 lines
  • 5
    Act 5

    The girl is revealed to be freeborn — the soldier's own sister. The pimp is forced to refund the money. The lovers are united.

    216 lines
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