
We have set five of these lyrical passages to music. Like all classical drama, the Aulularia is written in verse, and certain sections are meant to be sung by the actors.

Molière’s 17th-century L’Avare (“The Miser”) is the most famous of the later comedies inspired by the Aulularia.

The play on which he based his Aulularia (“The Pot of Gold”) has not survived. 254-184 B.C.) composed over 100 comedies in Latin, adapting them from Greek originals.

THE POT OF GOLD PLAUTUS SPARKNOTES DOWNLOAD
Click here to download a slideshow from the 2009 production of Plautus’ Aulularia.
