T. Maccius Plautus, Menaechmi, ed. Friedrich Leo, 3.2

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466

Menaechmvs

Potine ut quiescas? ego tibi hanc hodie probe

lepideque concinnatam referam temperi.

non faxo eam esse dices: íta ignorabitur.

Penicvlvs

Pallam ad phrygionem fert confecto prandio

vinoque expoto, parasito excluso foras.
470

non hercle is sum qui sum, ni hánc iniuriam

meque ultus pulchre fuero. observa quid dabo.

Menaechmvs

Pro di immortales, quoí homini umquam uno die

boni dedistis plus, qui minus speraverit?

prandi, potavi, scortum accubui, apstuli
475

hanc, quoius heres numquam erit post hunc diem.

Penicvlvs

Nequeo quae loquitur exaudire clanculum;

satur nunc loquitur de me et de parti mea.

Menaechmvs

Ait hanc dedisse me sibí, atque eam meae
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uxori surrupuisse. quoniam sentio

errare, extemplo, quasi res cúm ea esset mihi,

coepi adsentari: mulier quidquid dixerat,

idem ego dicebam. quid multis verbis opust?

minore nusquam bene fui dispendio.
485

Penicvlvs

Adibo ad hominem, nam turbare gestio.

Menaechmvs

Quis hic ést, qui adversus it mihi?

Penicvlvs

Quid ais, homo

levior quam pluma, pessime et nequissime,

flagitium hominis, subdole ac minimi preti?

quid de te merui, qua me causa perderes?
490

ut surrupuisti te mihi dudum de foro!

fecisti funus med absente prandio.

cur ausu's ausus es facere, quoi ego aeque heres eram?

Menaechmvs

Adulescens, quaeso, quid tibi mecum est rei,

qui mihi male dicas homini ignoto insciens?
495

an tibi malam rem vis pro male dictis dari?

Penicvlvs

†Pol eam quidem edepol te dedisse intellego.

Menaechmvs

Responde, adulescens, quaeso, quid nomen tibist?

Penicvlvs

Etiam derides, quasi nomen non noveris?

Menaechmvs

Non edepol ego te, quod sciam, umquam ante hunc diem
500

vidi neque novi; verum certo, quisquis es,

si aéquom facias, mihi odiosus ne sies.

Penicvlvs

Menaechme, vigila.

Menaechmvs

Vigilo hercle equidem, quod sciam.

Penicvlvs

Non me novisti?

Menaechmvs

Non negem, si noverim.

Penicvlvs

Tuom parasitum non novisti?
505

Menaechmvs

Non tibi

sanum est, adulescens, sinciput, intellego.

Penicvlvs

Responde, surrupuistin uxori tuae

pallam istanc hodie átque dédisti Erotio?

Menaechmvs

Neque hercle ego uxorem habeo neque ego Erotio

dedi nec pallam surrupui.
510

Penicvlvs

Satin sanus es?

occisast haec res. non ego te indutum foras

exire vidi pallam?

Menaechmvs

Vae capiti tuo.

omnis cinaedos esse censes, tu quia es?

tun med indutum fuisse pallam praedicas?
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Penicvlvs

Ego hercle vero.

Menaechmvs

Non tu abis quo dignus es?

aut te piari iube, homo insanissime.

Penicvlvs

Numquam edepol quisquam me exorabit, quin tuae

uxori rem omnem iám, uti sit gesta, eloquar;

omnes in te istaec recident contumeliae:
520

faxo haud inultus prandium comederis.—

Menaechmvs

Quid hoc ést negoti? satine, ut quemque conspicor,

ita me ludificant? sed concrepuit ostium.

Menaechmi. T. Maccius Plautus. ed. Friedrich Leo. Berlin. 1895.

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Funding provided by The National Endowment for the Humanities.

Current edition Perseus

Menaechmi (Latin) (Plautus. Plauti Comoediae, Volume 1. Leo, Friedrich, editor. Berlin: Weidmann, 1895.)

Translations (1)

Menaechmi, or The Twin Brothers Perseus (Plautus. The Comedies of Plautus, Volume 1. Riley, Henry Thomas, translator. London: G. Bell and Sons, Ltd., 1912.) — 3.2 focus

466 Enter MENAECHMUS SOSICLES, from the house of EROTIUM, with the mantle on.)

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

(speaking to EROTIUM within.)

Can’t you rest content, if this day I bring it you back in good time, nicely and properly trimmed? I’ll cause you to say it isn’t itself, so much shall it be disguised.

PENICULUS

(apart.)

He’s carrying the mantle to the embroiderer’s, the breakfast finished

and the wine drunk up, and the Parasite shut out of doors. By my troth, I’m not the person that I am, if I don’t handsomely avenge this injury and myself. ’Tis requisite I should watch I’ll give something.
470

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

(to himself.)

O ye immortal Gods! on what man ever have you conferred more blessings in one day, who hoped for less?

I’ve been breakfasting, drinking, feasting with a mistress; and I’ve carried off this mantle, of which she shall no more be owner after this day.
475

PENICULUS

Isn’t he now talking about me, and my share of the repast? I can’t well hear what he says.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

(to himself.)

She says that I secretly gave her this, and that I stole it away from my wife. When I perceived that she was mistaken, at once I began to assent, as though I really had had acquaintanceship with her. Whatever the woman said, the same said I. What need of many words?
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I was never entertained at less expense.
485

PENICULUS

(apart.)

I’ll accost the fellow; for I quite long to have a row.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Who’s this that’s coming up towards me? (Takes off the mantle, and hides it.)

PENICULUS

What say you, you fellow lighter than a feather, most rascally and most abandoned—you disgraceful man—you cheat, and most worthless fellow?

Why have I deserved this of you? For what reason should you ruin me? How you stole yourself away from me just now at the Forum. You’ve been performing the funeral of the breakfast in my absence. Why did you dare to do so, when I was entitled to it in an equal degree?
490

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Young man, prithee, what business with me have you,

who are thus purposely insulting a person whom you know not? Do you wish a punishment to be given you for your abuse?
495

PENICULUS

Do be quiet; by my faith, I discover that you’ve done that already indeed.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Answer me, young man, I beg; what is your name?

PENICULUS

Are you laughing at me, as well, as though you didn’t know my name?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

By my troth, I never saw or knew you, that I’m aware of, before this day; but at all events, whoever you are, if you do what’s right, you won’t be an annoyance to me.
500

PENICULUS

Don’t you know me?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

I shouldn’t deny it if I did know you.

PENICULUS

Menaechmus, awake.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

I’ troth, I really am awake, so far as I know.

PENICULUS

Don’t you know your own Parasite?
505

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Young man, I find that your headpiece isn’t sound.

PENICULUS

Answer me; have you not purloined that mantle from your wife to-day, and given it to Erotium?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

I’ faith I have no wife, nor have I given the mantle to Erotium, nor have I purloined it.

PENICULUS

Are you really in your senses? This matter’s settled¹. Did I not see you coming out of doors clad in a mantle?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Woe to your head. Do you think that all people are effeminate rogues² because you are one?

Do you declare that I was clothed in a mantle?
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PENICULUS

Troth, I really do.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Why don’t you go where you are deserving to go, or else request yourself to be atoned for, you downright madman?

PENICULUS

By my troth, never shall any one prevail upon me not to tell your wife the whole matter now, just as it happened.

All these insults shall be retorted upon yourself. I’ll take care that you shan’t have devoured the breakfast unpunished.
520
(He goes into the house of MENAECHMUS of Epidamnus.)

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

What’s the meaning of this business? Why, Just as I see each person, do they all make fun of me in this way? But the door makes a noise.

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Menaechmvs Potine ut quiescas? ego tibi hanc hodie probe lepideque concinnatam referam temperi. non faxo eam esse dices: íta ignorabitur.

Penicvlvs Pallam ad phrygionem fert confecto prandio vinoque expoto, parasito excluso foras. 470 non hercle is sum qui sum, ni hánc iniuriam meque ultus pulchre fuero. observa quid dabo.

Menaechmvs Pro di immortales, quoí homini umquam uno die boni dedistis plus, qui minus speraverit? prandi, potavi, scortum accubui, apstuli 475 hanc, quoius heres numquam erit post hunc diem.

Penicvlvs Nequeo quae loquitur exaudire clanculum; satur nunc loquitur de me et de parti mea.

Menaechmvs Ait hanc dedisse me sibí, atque eam meae 479480 uxori surrupuisse. quoniam sentio errare, extemplo, quasi res cúm ea esset mihi, coepi adsentari: mulier quidquid dixerat, idem ego dicebam. quid multis verbis opust? minore nusquam bene fui dispendio. 485

Penicvlvs Adibo ad hominem, nam turbare gestio.

Menaechmvs Quis hic ést, qui adversus it mihi?

Penicvlvs Quid ais, homo levior quam pluma, pessime et nequissime, flagitium hominis, subdole ac minimi preti? quid de te merui, qua me causa perderes? 490 ut surrupuisti te mihi dudum de foro! fecisti funus med absente prandio. cur ausu's ausus es facere, quoi ego aeque heres eram?

Menaechmvs Adulescens, quaeso, quid tibi mecum est rei, qui mihi male dicas homini ignoto insciens? 495 an tibi malam rem vis pro male dictis dari?

Penicvlvs †Pol eam quidem edepol te dedisse intellego.

Menaechmvs Responde, adulescens, quaeso, quid nomen tibist?

Penicvlvs Etiam derides, quasi nomen non noveris?

Menaechmvs Non edepol ego te, quod sciam, umquam ante hunc diem 500 vidi neque novi; verum certo, quisquis es, si aéquom facias, mihi odiosus ne sies.

Penicvlvs Menaechme, vigila.

Menaechmvs Vigilo hercle equidem, quod sciam.

Penicvlvs Non me novisti?

Menaechmvs Non negem, si noverim.

Penicvlvs Tuom parasitum non novisti? 505

Menaechmvs Non tibi sanum est, adulescens, sinciput, intellego.

Penicvlvs Responde, surrupuistin uxori tuae pallam istanc hodie átque dédisti Erotio?

Menaechmvs Neque hercle ego uxorem habeo neque ego Erotio dedi nec pallam surrupui. 510

Penicvlvs Satin sanus es? occisast haec res. non ego te indutum foras exire vidi pallam?

Menaechmvs Vae capiti tuo. omnis cinaedos esse censes, tu quia es? tun med indutum fuisse pallam praedicas? 514515

Penicvlvs Ego hercle vero.

Menaechmvs Non tu abis quo dignus es? aut te piari iube, homo insanissime.

Penicvlvs Numquam edepol quisquam me exorabit, quin tuae uxori rem omnem iám, uti sit gesta, eloquar; omnes in te istaec recident contumeliae: 520 faxo haud inultus prandium comederis.—

Menaechmvs Quid hoc ést negoti? satine, ut quemque conspicor, ita me ludificant? sed concrepuit ostium.

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MENAECHMUS SOSICLES (speaking to EROTIUM within.) Can’t you rest content, if this day I bring it you back in good time, nicely and properly trimmed? I’ll cause you to say it isn’t itself, so much shall it be disguised.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES (to himself.) O ye immortal Gods! on what man ever have you conferred more blessings in one day, who hoped for less? I’ve been breakfasting, drinking, feasting with a mistress; and I’ve carried off this mantle, of which she shall no more be owner after this day. 475

PENICULUS Isn’t he now talking about me, and my share of the repast? I can’t well hear what he says.

PENICULUS (apart.) I’ll accost the fellow; for I quite long to have a row.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES Who’s this that’s coming up towards me? (Takes off the mantle, and hides it.)

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES Young man, prithee, what business with me have you, who are thus purposely insulting a person whom you know not? Do you wish a punishment to be given you for your abuse? 495

PENICULUS Do be quiet; by my faith, I discover that you’ve done that already indeed.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES Answer me, young man, I beg; what is your name?

PENICULUS Are you laughing at me, as well, as though you didn’t know my name?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES By my troth, I never saw or knew you, that I’m aware of, before this day; but at all events, whoever you are, if you do what’s right, you won’t be an annoyance to me. 500

PENICULUS Don’t you know me?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES I shouldn’t deny it if I did know you.

PENICULUS Menaechmus, awake.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES I’ troth, I really am awake, so far as I know.

PENICULUS Don’t you know your own Parasite? 505

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES Young man, I find that your headpiece isn’t sound.

PENICULUS Answer me; have you not purloined that mantle from your wife to-day, and given it to Erotium?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES I’ faith I have no wife, nor have I given the mantle to Erotium, nor have I purloined it.

PENICULUS Are you really in your senses? This matter’s settled 1 . Did I not see you coming out of doors clad in a mantle?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES Woe to your head. Do you think that all people are effeminate rogues 2 because you are one? Do you declare that I was clothed in a mantle? 514515

PENICULUS Troth, I really do.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES Why don’t you go where you are deserving to go, or else request yourself to be atoned for, you downright madman?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES What’s the meaning of this business? Why, Just as I see each person, do they all make fun of me in this way? But the door makes a noise.

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Menaechmvs

Potine ut quiescas? ego tibi hanc hodie probe

lepideque concinnatam referam temperi.

non faxo eam esse dices: íta ignorabitur.

Penicvlvs

Pallam ad phrygionem fert confecto prandio

vinoque expoto, parasito excluso foras.
470

non hercle is sum qui sum, ni hánc iniuriam

meque ultus pulchre fuero. observa quid dabo.

Menaechmvs

Pro di immortales, quoí homini umquam uno die

boni dedistis plus, qui minus speraverit?

prandi, potavi, scortum accubui, apstuli
475

hanc, quoius heres numquam erit post hunc diem.

Penicvlvs

Nequeo quae loquitur exaudire clanculum;

satur nunc loquitur de me et de parti mea.

Menaechmvs

Ait hanc dedisse me sibí, atque eam meae
479480

uxori surrupuisse. quoniam sentio

errare, extemplo, quasi res cúm ea esset mihi,

coepi adsentari: mulier quidquid dixerat,

idem ego dicebam. quid multis verbis opust?

minore nusquam bene fui dispendio.
485

Penicvlvs

Adibo ad hominem, nam turbare gestio.

Menaechmvs

Quis hic ést, qui adversus it mihi?

Penicvlvs

Quid ais, homo

levior quam pluma, pessime et nequissime,

flagitium hominis, subdole ac minimi preti?

quid de te merui, qua me causa perderes?
490

ut surrupuisti te mihi dudum de foro!

fecisti funus med absente prandio.

cur ausu's ausus es facere, quoi ego aeque heres eram?

Menaechmvs

Adulescens, quaeso, quid tibi mecum est rei,

qui mihi male dicas homini ignoto insciens?
495

an tibi malam rem vis pro male dictis dari?

Penicvlvs

†Pol eam quidem edepol te dedisse intellego.

Menaechmvs

Responde, adulescens, quaeso, quid nomen tibist?

Penicvlvs

Etiam derides, quasi nomen non noveris?

Menaechmvs

Non edepol ego te, quod sciam, umquam ante hunc diem
500

vidi neque novi; verum certo, quisquis es,

si aéquom facias, mihi odiosus ne sies.

Penicvlvs

Menaechme, vigila.

Menaechmvs

Vigilo hercle equidem, quod sciam.

Penicvlvs

Non me novisti?

Menaechmvs

Non negem, si noverim.

Penicvlvs

Tuom parasitum non novisti?
505

Menaechmvs

Non tibi

sanum est, adulescens, sinciput, intellego.

Penicvlvs

Responde, surrupuistin uxori tuae

pallam istanc hodie átque dédisti Erotio?

Menaechmvs

Neque hercle ego uxorem habeo neque ego Erotio

dedi nec pallam surrupui.
510

Penicvlvs

Satin sanus es?

occisast haec res. non ego te indutum foras

exire vidi pallam?

Menaechmvs

Vae capiti tuo.

omnis cinaedos esse censes, tu quia es?

tun med indutum fuisse pallam praedicas?
514515

Penicvlvs

Ego hercle vero.

Menaechmvs

Non tu abis quo dignus es?

aut te piari iube, homo insanissime.

Penicvlvs

Numquam edepol quisquam me exorabit, quin tuae

uxori rem omnem iám, uti sit gesta, eloquar;

omnes in te istaec recident contumeliae:
520

faxo haud inultus prandium comederis.—

Menaechmvs

Quid hoc ést negoti? satine, ut quemque conspicor,

ita me ludificant? sed concrepuit ostium.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

(speaking to EROTIUM within.)

Can’t you rest content, if this day I bring it you back in good time, nicely and properly trimmed? I’ll cause you to say it isn’t itself, so much shall it be disguised.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

(to himself.)

O ye immortal Gods! on what man ever have you conferred more blessings in one day, who hoped for less?

I’ve been breakfasting, drinking, feasting with a mistress; and I’ve carried off this mantle, of which she shall no more be owner after this day.
475

PENICULUS

Isn’t he now talking about me, and my share of the repast? I can’t well hear what he says.

PENICULUS

(apart.)

I’ll accost the fellow; for I quite long to have a row.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Who’s this that’s coming up towards me? (Takes off the mantle, and hides it.)

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Young man, prithee, what business with me have you,

who are thus purposely insulting a person whom you know not? Do you wish a punishment to be given you for your abuse?
495

PENICULUS

Do be quiet; by my faith, I discover that you’ve done that already indeed.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Answer me, young man, I beg; what is your name?

PENICULUS

Are you laughing at me, as well, as though you didn’t know my name?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

By my troth, I never saw or knew you, that I’m aware of, before this day; but at all events, whoever you are, if you do what’s right, you won’t be an annoyance to me.
500

PENICULUS

Don’t you know me?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

I shouldn’t deny it if I did know you.

PENICULUS

Menaechmus, awake.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

I’ troth, I really am awake, so far as I know.

PENICULUS

Don’t you know your own Parasite?
505

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Young man, I find that your headpiece isn’t sound.

PENICULUS

Answer me; have you not purloined that mantle from your wife to-day, and given it to Erotium?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

I’ faith I have no wife, nor have I given the mantle to Erotium, nor have I purloined it.

PENICULUS

Are you really in your senses? This matter’s settled¹. Did I not see you coming out of doors clad in a mantle?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Woe to your head. Do you think that all people are effeminate rogues² because you are one?

Do you declare that I was clothed in a mantle?
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PENICULUS

Troth, I really do.

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

Why don’t you go where you are deserving to go, or else request yourself to be atoned for, you downright madman?

MENAECHMUS SOSICLES

What’s the meaning of this business? Why, Just as I see each person, do they all make fun of me in this way? But the door makes a noise.