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Rudens is a play by Roman author Plautus thought to have been written around 211 BC. Its name translates from Latin as ‘The Rope’. It is a comedy which describes how a girl Palaestra stolen from her parents by pirates is reunited with her father Daemones ironically by means of her pimp Labrax. The story is however far more complex; in particular humour is derived from the interactions between slaves and masters and the changes in friendships throughout.

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author
Plautus
character in play
Ampelisca (Labrax's prostitute), Arcturus (the star-god), Charmides (Labrax's friend), Daemones, Gripus (Daemones' slave), Labrax (pimp), Palaestra (Labrax's prostitute), Piscatores (fishermen), Plesidippus, Ptolemocratia (priestess), Sceparnio (Daemones' slave), Sparax (Daemones' slave), Trachalio (Plesidippus' slave), Turbalio (Daemones' slave)
setting of play
shore near Cyrene before Daemones' house and a shrine of Venus

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