A Comparison Of Terence s Andria ( The Girl From Andros )...

In comparison, of Terence’s Andria (The Girl from Andros) and Ovid’s Metamorphosis (Transformations), the audience can understand two distinct roles of women from these authors’ works. Additionally, the audience can also come to see a general role of women in Roman literature. The role of women within these works show slight changes in plays and poetry to represent stronger female characters and developing their own voice. Terence in his plays was attempting to bring the â€Å"New Comedy† of Greece to a Roman audience. â€Å"Old Comedy† was usually more blatant with sexual humor. The phallus was typically over displayed, with a protagonist obtaining the woman of his desires, with a finale of uninhibited party and celebration. This was not what Terence was introduced to his audience. Although women of â€Å"Old Comedy† were a reward. The â€Å"New Comedy† was developing women as characters, not just a sexual prize. Erich Segal emphasizes, â€Å"Terence has put a few new wrinkles on†¦ traditional figures, often adding touches of originality and realism, creating such novelties as†¦ an honest prostitute.† Yet these were still the stock characters who defined comedy in plays, and did not represent women well. The female stock characters in Roman comedy tend to be traditional or stock characters. The primary role of these women is to be subject to the lust and desires of men. The protagonist tends to be a young man who wants to continue his relationship with a young woman for marriage or sex. This