1. The Grouch by the Greek Playwright, Menander
... he has fallen in love with but the road block in him getting his girl is the father of the girl. In the prologue, the God, Pan, is setting the scene in Attike, a territory in Athens. Pan tells the story of Knemon a grumpy old man and how he forced his wife and stepson to leave him. He has possessed a young wealthy man ... who were around her. Finally, the treatment of women ties in with the emotion of love being made fun of in the play "Dyskolos." After the prologue with the God Pan, Sostratos immediately enters in love with the girl and his slave Chaireas begins to immediately make fun...
- Word Count: 1947
- Approx Pages: 8
- Grade Level: High School