The Girl from Andros story
Andria (English: The Girl from Andros) is a Roman comedy adapted by Terence from two Greek plays by Menander the first being Samia and the other being Perinthia. It was the first play by Terence to be presented publicly, and was performed in 166 BC during the Ludi Megalenses. It became the first of Terence's plays to be performed post-antiquity, in Florence in 1476. It was adapted by Machiavelli, whose Andria was likewise the author's first venture into playwriting, and was the first of Terence's plays to be translated into English ca. 1520. The second English translation was by the Welsh writer Morris Kyffin in 1588.
16 total · 1 choice · 6 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| father and son | choice | The story concerned conflict between Simo and his son Pamphilus regarding whom the latter should marry. |
| arranged marriage | major | Central to the story was that Simo had arranged a marriage for Pamhpilus that Pamphilus didn't care for. Chremes arranged two marriages for his daughters (Glycerium being deemed his in the end). |
| choosing between love and family | major | Pamphilus was torn between his love for Glycerium and his duty to his father. |
| fatherly disappointment in a son | major | Simo was upset at his son Pamphilus' behavior regarding Glycerium, and later for perceived lying and scheming. |
| friendship | major | Charinus was dismayed by the rumors that his dear friend Pamphilus was in love with the very girl whom Charinus fancied. Simo and his old friend Chremes came into conflict what should have been a routine arranged marriage between Simo's son and Chremes' daughter. |
| infatuation | major | Pamphilus and Glycerium were besotted with each other. |
| master and slave | major | The story much concerned the scheming or perceived scheming of slaves, especially Davus, to manipulate their masters. Simo and his slave Sosia (latterly a freedman). Charinus and his slave Byrrhia. Pamphilus and his slave Davus. |
| father and daughter | minor | Chremes and his daughter Philumena. |
| keeping secrets | minor | Mysis agree to keep secret Pamphilus' impending wedding ceremony from his lover Glycerium on account that news of the event might too much for the pregnant Glycerium to take. |
| love vs. friendship | minor | Pamphilus nearly fell out with Charinus because of romantic complications. |