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In Athens, young merchant Charinus loves Pasicompsa, a slave he has brought home from Rhodes. His father Demipho also falls for her and schemes to acquire her, prompting a comic contest of deception and a dispute between father and son.
While his father is overseas, Philolaches borrows money to free the woman he loves and hosts a party. On his father's unexpected return, the slave Tranio invents a haunting to conceal the revelry and debt, spinning further deceptions until the truth emerges and the father forgives them.
A young Athenian has squandered his father's money. His friend Callicles protects the absent father's house and hidden treasure, then secretly arranges for it to fund a marriage dowry by hiring an impostor to pose as a messenger from Syria. The returning father discovers the deception and approves the marriages.
In Athens, young merchant Charinus loves Pasicompsa, a slave he has brought home from Rhodes. His father Demipho also falls for her and schemes to acquire her, prompting a comic contest of deception and a dispute between father and son.
While his father is overseas, Philolaches borrows money to free the woman he loves and hosts a party. On his father's unexpected return, the slave Tranio invents a haunting to conceal the revelry and debt, spinning further deceptions until the truth emerges and the father forgives them.
A young Athenian has squandered his father's money. His friend Callicles protects the absent father's house and hidden treasure, then secretly arranges for it to fund a marriage dowry by hiring an impostor to pose as a messenger from Syria. The returning father discovers the deception and approves the marriages.