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Analysis and discussion of characters in plautus the pot of gold. In plautus, the old miser euclio keeps his treasured pot of gold hidden and. Euclio is not a bad person, but he cannot cope with his fortune. The pot of gold and other plays plautus download free. Aulularia is a latin play by the early roman playwright titus maccius plautus. Its main character is euclio, a man who has been plunged into a personal crisis by finding a pot of gold. Read online and download ebook the pot of gold and other plays. The action takes place on the streets of athens, but the theme that the play highlights is roman.
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