Question

Match the description to the person.

1. Used puns in his farces
2. A Roman writer of tragedy
3. A freed slave who wrote comedies
-Plautus
-Terence
-Seneca

Answer 1

Seneca the Younger (2.)
Terence( from slave to Roman playwright 3.)
Plautus (1.)

Answer 2

1. Used puns in his farces- Plautus: He was a Roman playwright of the Old Latin period. He was well known for his devotion to puns, especially about the names of his characters.
2. A Roman writer of tragedy- Seneca: He was a Roman Stoic philosopher, statesman, and dramatist of the Silver Age of Latin Literature. There is a set of ten ancient Roman tragedies known as Senecan tragedies.
3. A freed slave who wrote comedies- Terence: He was brought to Rome as a slave by a Roman senator, Terentius Lucanus. He was so impressed by Terence´s abilities that he freed him.

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