In the New Comedy, the character-types driving the action are: Slave; Hetaera; Braggard Soldier (Miles Gloriosus). Write an essay about 500 words on any of these characters, their typical roles, functions and importance for the comedy plot

Writing an essay about a character in the New Comedy

In the New Comedy, the character-types driving the action are: Slave; Hetaera; Braggard Soldier (Miles Gloriosus). Write an essay about 500 words on any of these characters, their typical roles, functions and importance for the comedy plot. Give specific examples, with minimum of three bibliographic references to the original texts and scholarly commentaries.