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prologue speakers as a god

comedy gods speaking prologues can also be seen in AUXILIUM and AGNOIA = low key gods in keeping with the low key comedy.




tragedies normally use gods like apollo and venus

stage manager or actor as an anonymous prologue speaker

BM - gives the prehistory of the plot so it does not intervene with the audience understanding




for the plot to work, all the characters much share the same amount of awareness

compare DYSKOLOS AND AULULARIA

not the original but very similar


1.prologues spoken by a god


2.gorgias can be compared with megadorus for being kind and wise


3. both daughters are pious



reconstruction of the ending

2nd ad PRISCIAN, ecplains the slave stealing treasure, lyconides retrieving it an dbeing awared to Phaedria.