Resumen de When Actions Speak Louder than Words: Mute Characters in Roman Comedy
Because of their absence from the dialogue, mute characters often pass unnoticed in texts of Roman comedy. Focusing on them enhances the reader's view of the unspoken aspects of a play, in particular, how the visual elements can either support or subvert the verbal. Furthermore, they provide a unique pedagogical opportunity; the process of locating them in a script, inferring what they might be doing onstage, considering the implications of their social roles, and exploring the ambiguities they create in performance invites students to engage critically and creatively with a Roman comedy by expanding their view of a scene beyond the words on the page.
