Remember everything I told you about Roman Comedy's use of stock characters?  Well, you can forget everything I told you about Roman Comedy's use of stock characters.  In Persa, Plautus breaks that form.

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References

Cartwright, Mark. "Plautus." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 04 Jan 2016. Web. 14 Aug 2020.

Conlon, Joseph Matthew.  Persa: Introduction and Commentary. 2016. Princeton University, PhD dissertation.  Available at: https://dataspace.princeton.edu/bitstream/88435/dsp01q524jr177/1/Conlon_princeton_0181D_11622.pdf

Riley, Henry T., translator. The Complete Works of Titus Maccius Plautus. Delphi Classics, 2016.