Cistellaria

Plautus, Titus Maccius

Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 2. Riley, H. T., translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1913.

Enter SILENIUM, GYMNASIUM, and PROCURESS, from the house of SILENIUM.[*](Title Cistellaria : A word formed by Plautus from the diminutive of "cistella," "a casket.")
SILENIUM
    GYMNASIUM
      SILENIUM
        A PROCURESS
          SILENIUM
            A PROCURESS
              GYMNASIUM
                A PROCURESS
                  SILENIUM
                    A PROCURESS
                      SILENIUM
                        A PROCURESS
                          GYMNASIUM
                            A PROCURESS
                              GYMNASIUM
                                A PROCURESS
                                  GYMNASIUM
                                    SILENIUM
                                      GYMNASIUM
                                        SILENIUM
                                          GYMNASIUM
                                            SILENIUM
                                              GYMNASIUM
                                                SILENIUM
                                                  A PROCURESS
                                                    GYMNASIUM
                                                      A PROCURESS
                                                        SILENIUM
                                                          GYMNASIUM
                                                            SILENIUM
                                                              GYMNASIUM
                                                                SILENIUM
                                                                  GYMNASIUM
                                                                    SILENIUM
                                                                      A PROCURESS
                                                                        SILENIUM
                                                                          A PROCURESS
                                                                            SILENIUM
                                                                              A PROCURESS
                                                                                SILENIUM
                                                                                  A PROCURESS
                                                                                    SILENIUM
                                                                                      A PROCURESS
                                                                                        SILENIUM
                                                                                          A PROCURESS
                                                                                            SILENIUM
                                                                                              A PROCURESS
                                                                                                SILENIUM
                                                                                                  A PROCURESS
                                                                                                    SIL,
                                                                                                      GYMNASIUM
                                                                                                        SILENIUM
                                                                                                          GYMNASIUM
                                                                                                            SILENIUM
                                                                                                              GYMNASIUM
                                                                                                                SILENIUM
                                                                                                                  GYMNASIUM
                                                                                                                    SILENIUM
                                                                                                                      GYMNASIUM
                                                                                                                        A PROCURESS
                                                                                                                          GYMNASIUM
                                                                                                                            A PROCURESS
                                                                                                                              GYMNASIUM
                                                                                                                                The PROCURESS, alone.
                                                                                                                                A PROCURESS
                                                                                                                                  Enter the GOD OF HELP[*](God of Help: For the purposes of the Prologue, which is here introduced, "help," or "assistance," is personified as a Divinity, under the name of "Auxilium," who is to assist Silenium in the discovery of her parents.), who speaks the PROLOGUE.
                                                                                                                                  THE GOD OF HELP
                                                                                                                                    Enter ALCESIMARCHUS and MELÆNIS.
                                                                                                                                    ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                      MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                        ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                          MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                            ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                              MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                  MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                    ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                      MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                        ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                          MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                            ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                              MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                  MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                    ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                      MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                        ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                          MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                            ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                              MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                                  MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                    ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                                      MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                        ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                                          MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                            ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                                              MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                Enter LAMPADISCUS.
                                                                                                                                                                                                LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Enter PHANOSTRATA, from her house.
                                                                                                                                                                                                  PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                    LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                      PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                        LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                          PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                            LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                              PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                    LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                          MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Enter MELÆnis, SILENIUM, and HALISCA.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  SILENIUM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        SILENIUM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          SILENIUM
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                ALCESIMARCHUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  MELAENIS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Enter LAMPADISCUS.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Enter HALISCA, at a distance, from the house of the FATHER of ALCESIMARCHUS.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    HAL.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      PHANOSTRATA
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Enter DEMIPHO.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        DEMIPHO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            DEMIPHO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                DEMIPHO
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  LAMPADISCUS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    DEMIPHO
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