Bacchides
Plautus, Titus Maccius
Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 1. Riley, H. T., translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1912.
Enter PISTOCLERUS.[*](The portion from the commencement of this scene down to the beginning of the thirty-fifth line, is translated from the fragments of the beginning of the play which have been lately discovered by the research of Ritschel. It was generally supposed by Commentators that the beginning of the play had been lost, and that the author of the Prologue, or some other writer, had supplied the hiatus by adding a first scene of his own composition; in which he represents, somewhat inconsistently, Pistoclerus as having been in love with the First Bacchis before the play began, whereas it is obviously the intention of Plautus to represent him as drawn into the amour by her allurements during the First Act. It is worthy of remark, that the learned and ingenious Rost was of opinion that the beginning of this play had not been lost, and that it properly commenced at line 35, "Quod si hoc potis est." This opinion, however, is thoroughly controverted by the result of the researches of Ritschel. Although, for the sake of brevity, these fragments are here grouped into one Scene, to supply the place of the spurious Scene which formerly occupied their place, it is clear that they are really the remnants of several Scenes, introductory to the attempt of the First Bacchis to entrap Pistoclerus. The fragments are ordered differently by different editors.) PISTOCLERUS 1st BACCHIS 1st BACCHIS 1st BACCHIS CLEOMACHUS PISTOCLERUS SERVANT PISTOCLERUS SERVANT PISTOCLERUS 1st BACCHIS
Enter PISTOCLERUS, accompanied by People with Provisions for the Entertainment, followed by LYDES.LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LTD. PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS LYDUS PISTOCLERUS
Enter CHRYSALUS.CHRYSALUS
Enter PISTOCLERUS from the house of BACCHIS.PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS
Enter NICOBULUS from his house.NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS CHRYSALUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS
Enter LYDUS from the house of BACCHIS.LYDUS
Enter MNESILOCHUS.MNESILOCHUS
Enter LYDUS and PHILOXENUS.[*](Thornton suggests that Molière had in his eye this Scene when he wrote "Les Fourberies de Scapin," which Otway translated under the title of "The Cheats of Scapin.")LYDUS PHILOXENUS LYDUS PHILOXENUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS PHILOXENUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS PHILOXENUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS LYDUS PHILOXENUS LYDUS PHILOXENUS MNESILOCHUS LYDUS PHILOXENUS LYDUS PHILOXENUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS LYDUS MNESILOCHUS LYS. PHILOXENUS MNESILOCHUS LYDUS PHILOXENUS LYDUS PHILOXENUS LYDUS
MNESILOCUHS, alone.MNESILOCHUS
Enter PISTOCLERUS from the house of BACCHIS.PISTOCLERUS
Enter MNESILOCHUS from his father's house.MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS
Enter a PARASITE and a BOY.PARASITE
Enter PISTOCLERUS from the house.PISTOCLERUS PARASITE PISTOCLERUS PARASITE PISTOCLERUS PARASITE PISTOCLERUS PARASITE PISTOCLERUS PARASITE PISTOCLERUS PARASITE PISTOCLERUS PARASITE PISTOCLERUS PARASITE PISTOCLERUS PARASITE PISTOCLERUS PARASITE
Enter MNESILOCHUS from the house of BACCHIS.MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS. PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS PISTOCLERUS
Enter CHRYSALUS, at a distance.CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CERYS. MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MINES. CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MINE. MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS PISTOCLERUS CHRYSALUS MNESILOCHUS CHRYSALUS
CHRYSALUS, alone.CHRYSALUS
Enter NICOBULUS, at a distance.NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS
Re-enter NICOBULUS, with SLAVES carrying fetters.NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS
Enter CLEOMACHUS, at a distance.CLEOMACHUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS CLEOMACHUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS CLEOMACHUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CLEOMACHUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CLEOMACHUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS CLEOMACHUS CHRYSALUS CLEOMACHUS CHRYSALUS CLEOMACHUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CLEOMACHUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS CLEOMACHUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CLEOMACHUS CHRYSALUS CLEOMACHUS CHRYSALUS CLEOMACHUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS CHRYSALUS NICOBULUS