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INSTRUCTIONS:

Please follow these instructions carefully and complete the essay with ZERO plagiarism.  The essay MUST be based on the version of "The Braggart Soldier" by T. Maccius Plautus found at the following link, and must be cited with both in-text and a works cited page:

http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/text?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.02.0103%3Aact%3Dintro%3Ascene%3Dsubject

(to navigate the above link, you can use the blue arrows above the play, or use the table of contents on the left side of the screen.)

The essay must be formatted with an introduction, followed by THREE body paragraphs, and end with a conclusion paragraph.

The essay must answer these TWO questions:

1) Based on Plautus' The Braggart Soldier, what made the Romans laugh?  

2) What comedic techniques do you find in the play (many of which we still use today in domestic comedies and sitcoms)?  

Feel free to compare and contrast this reading to modern comedy.