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The Birds, Aristophanes/The Brothers Menaechmus, Plautus by Aristophanes, Plautus, Peter D. Arnott
troystory's review
5.0
I had only read Greek tragedy (The Oresteia and The Bacchae) before, and since I wasn't in the mood for something very serious, I decided to try and read these two comedies. The first is Greek and the second is Roman, but I enjoyed both of them.
I found the Roman comedy to be funnier to me, mostly because it doesn't rely on the political situation in which it was written to gets its humour across. The Brothers Menaechmus is an entertaining, hilarious read from start to finish. It's got great jokes, its witty, and it has a character literally named Sponge, which I think was my favourite thing about it.
I laughed more while reading these plays than I do while watching a mediocre sitcom. I highly recommend these comedies!
I found the Roman comedy to be funnier to me, mostly because it doesn't rely on the political situation in which it was written to gets its humour across. The Brothers Menaechmus is an entertaining, hilarious read from start to finish. It's got great jokes, its witty, and it has a character literally named Sponge, which I think was my favourite thing about it.
I laughed more while reading these plays than I do while watching a mediocre sitcom. I highly recommend these comedies!
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