The character of Pirgopolinice enters the scene as a hero; Plautus gives the character all the appropriate topoi: solemnity of language, images of stateliness, chromaticism positive and heroic. In verse n.5 Plautus changes him in a comedy character, making him fall on the word machaera, unlikely fit for a hero but a braggart soldier. Contributes to the humor not only lexical choice, but perhaps also its pronunciation.
La machaera del Miles
ZAFFAGNO, ELENA
2005-01-01
Abstract
The character of Pirgopolinice enters the scene as a hero; Plautus gives the character all the appropriate topoi: solemnity of language, images of stateliness, chromaticism positive and heroic. In verse n.5 Plautus changes him in a comedy character, making him fall on the word machaera, unlikely fit for a hero but a braggart soldier. Contributes to the humor not only lexical choice, but perhaps also its pronunciation.
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