Reading The Rope and Other Plays (The Ghost, A Three-Dollar Day, Amphitryo) | Alexandria
Read The Rope and Other Plays (The Ghost, A Three-Dollar Day, Amphitryo) by Plautus. Revealing how icons of ancient comedy shape modern satire, these four plays expose a startling truth: Plautus pioneered meta-theater 2000 years before Brecht, using self-aware humor to challenge social norms. His slaves outsmart masters through wit, not force - suggesting true power lies in intellectual agility rather than authority.