The Rope (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Plautus
- First Published: 1694
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: Late third century or early second century
- Setting: Cyrene, in Libya
- Genres: Drama, Comedy
- Subjects: Africa or Africans, Love or romance, Slavery or slaves, Kidnapping, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people, Libya or Libyans
- Locales: Mediterranean, Libya
Characters Discussed
Daemones (DEE-muh-nehz), an elderly and kindly Athenian spending his last years in exile because of debts incurred through his excessive generosity. His sorrows are increased by the absence of his daughter Palaestra, stolen from him years before and sold to the procurer Labrax. A series of coincidences finally brings father and daughter face to face, reveals their identities to each other, and unites all in a joyful celebration.
Palaestra (pah-LEHS-truh), Daemones’ daughter, who had been kidnapped and sold to the procurer Labrax. On the way to...
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