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Plautus' Comedies , which are among the earliest surviving intact works in the Latin Literature , are mostly adaptations of Greek models for a Roman audience. Most of Plautus' plays are based on the works of the Greek playwright Menander . Plautus' most typical character is the clever slave, who manipulates his master, reversing the master-slave dynamic expected of such relationships in the Roman world. Most characters in Plautus' plays are Stock Character s, such as Senex (the old man). Plautus' work gave ideas to many playwrights afterwards, such as William Shakespeare , Molière , Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , and others. His comedies '' Miles Gloriosus '' and '' Pseudolus '' were also the basis for the 1962 Musical '' A Funny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum ''. BIBLIOGRAPHY
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