A review by msand3
Miles Gloriosus by Plautus

3.0

My first encounter with Plautus was a mixed bag. I found the characters to be too talkative, with far too much exposition. I appreciate this play’s influence on later comedy, but that might be its greatest drawback: everything felt stale, from the trickery to the “clever slave” trope. Of course, one might argue that such devices in Western comedy began here, but it's just as likely that they existed long before Plautus. I found enough here to enjoy (witty lines and clever interweaving of subplots) to have faith that I might like some of Plautus’ other works.