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Mercury determines to use his Sosia disguise to out-Sosia Sosia and drive him away from the house. He utterly outwits the bewildered slave and, with the help of a few well-timed punches, almost convinces him that he is someone else.

MER. “quid faciet ille seruus?

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MER. “What will that slave do?

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“intrābitne per iānuam in hās aedīs?

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“Will he enter through the door into this house?

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“dīcetne mulierī Amphitruōnis omnia dē illā uictōriā?

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“Will he tell Amphitruo’s wife everything about that victory?

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“ego ad illum citō adībō et ab hīs aedibus abigam.

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“I myself will go up to him quickly and I will drive him away from this house.

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“numquam illum hominem ad hās aedīs peruenīre hodiē sinam.

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“Never today will I allow that person to reach this house.

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“quandō mea fōrma illīus fōrmae similis esse uidētur, mōrēs similēs habēbō.

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“Since my shape seems to be like the shape of that one, I will have a similar character [lit. customs].

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“ego igitur scelestus et mendāx erō.

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“I myself therefore will be wicked and deceitful.

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“hanc iānuam igitur dēfendam et illum ab hīs aedibus citō abigam.”

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“Therefore I will defend this door and I will quickly drive him away from this house.”

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(Sōsia Mercurium cōnspicātur)

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(Sosia catches sight of Mercury.)

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SŌS. “iam ego domum intrābō et capita rērum mulierī Amphitruōnis nūntiābō…

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SOS. “Now I myself will enter (our) home and I will announce the main topics [lit. the headings of things] to Amphitruo’s wife.

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“sed quis est hic homo?

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“But who is this person?

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“quem uideō ante domum?

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“Whom do I see before (our) home?

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“mīlitemne uideō?

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“Do I see a soldier?

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“nam ille certē iānuam dēfendere uidētur, ut mīles.

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“For that (person) certainly seems to be defending the door, like a soldier.

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“obsecrō hercle, quam fortis est!

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“I implore (you), by Hercules, how strong he is!

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“nōn placet…

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“I don’t like it … [lit. it is not pleasing]

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“certē hospitium meum pugneum erit.

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“Certainly my welcome will be a fisty one.

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“miser sum! iam ille mē opprimet et necābit.”

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“I am wretched! Already he is crushing me and he will kill me.”

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(Mercury limbers up with his fists, pretending not to see Sōsia) MER. “quam magnum est pondus huic pugnō, et quam magnum illī…”

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MER. “How great is the weight of [lit. to] this fist, and how great (that) of that one…”

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SŌS. “periī! quam īrātus est!

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SOS. “I’m done for! How angry he is!

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“pugnōs plānē ponderat, ut arbitror.”

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“Clearly he is weighing fists, as I think.”

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MER. “sī quis hūc ueniet, pugnōs edet.”

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MER. “If anyone will come [lit. to this place], he will eat fists.”

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SŌS. “sed iam plēnus cēnae sum!

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SOS. “But I am already full of dinner!

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mālō illum mē nōn uidēre…plānē īrāscitur.”

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“I prefer that he not see me … clearly he is growing angry.”

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MER. “sī hic pugnus ōs tanget, exossātum erit…”

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MER. “If this fist touches a face, it will be deboned…”

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SŌS. “nōlō illum mē exossāre.

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SOS. “I don’t want that (person) to debone me.

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ō mē miserum! tantī erō quantī mūrēna!”

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“O wretched me! I will be worth as much as an eel!”

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MER. “nescioquis hīc loquitur.”

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MER. “Someone or other is speaking here.”

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SŌS. “saluus sum! mē nōn uidet!

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SOS. “I’m safe! He doesn’t see me!

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“nam nōmen mihi nōn nescioquis sed Sōsia est.”

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“For my name is [lit. the name to me] is not ‘someone or other’ but ‘Sosia.’”

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(Mercurius Sōsiam cōnspicātur)

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(Mercury catches sight of Sosia.)

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MER. “quō abīre uīs, miser?

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MER. Where do you want to go [lit. to go away], wretched (one)?

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“dīc mihi, quis es?

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“Tell me, who are you?

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“seruusne es, an liber?

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“Are you a slave, or free?

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“loquere, furcifer!”

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“Speak, scoundrel!”

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SŌS. “seruus sum, et hanc domum dominī et mulieris iam per iānuam inīre uolō.”

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SOS. “I am a slave, and I wish now to enter this home of my master and (his) wife through the door.”

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MER. “cuius seruus es?

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MER. “Whose slave are you?

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“cūr in hās aedīs inīre cōnāris?

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“Why are you trying to enter (into) this house?

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“cūr tēcum loqueris?

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“Why are you talking to yourself?

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“quid nūntiābis?

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“What will you announce?

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“dīc, furcifer.”

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“Speak, scoundrel.”

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SŌS. “mēcum nōn loquor sed uictōriam mulierī dominī meī nūntiāre cōnor.

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SOS. “I’m not talking to myself but I’m trying to announce a victory to the wife of my master.

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“nam haec iubet dominus meus.

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“For my master orders this [lit. these things].

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“illīus enim seruus sum.”

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“For I am his slave.”

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MER. “mentīris!

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MER. “You’re lying!

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“abī, scelerum caput!

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“Go away, head of (all) criminals!

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“homo nihilī es!

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“You are a person of no value!

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“ualdē īrāscor!

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“I am getting extremely angry!

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“nisi statim abībis, ego tē, sceleste, exossābō!

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“Unless you (will) go away, I will debone you, wicked one!

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“tantī eris quantī mūrēna!”

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“You will be worth as much as an eel!”

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SŌS. “īrātus plānē est.

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SOS. (aside) “Clearly he is angry.”

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“sī in mē pugnōs exercēre uīs, cūr in parietem illōs haud prīmō domās?”

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“If you want to exercise your fists on me, why don’t you first break them in [lit. tame them] on the wall.”

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MER. “sī haud abībis statim…”

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MER. “If you (will) go away at once …”

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SŌS. “abīre haud poterō.”

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SOS. “I will not be able to go away.”

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MER. “cūr abīre nōn poteris?”

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MER. “Why will you not be able to go away?

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SŌS. “abīre haud poterō quod hīc habitō, atque huius familiae seruus sum.”

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SOS. “I will not be able to go away because I live here, and I am a slave of this household.”

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MER. “quis est dominus tibi?”

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MER. “Who is your master?”

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SŌS. “Amphitruō et mulier illīus, Alcumēna.”

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SOS. “Amphitruo and his wife, Alcumena.”

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MER. “et quid est nōmen tibi, scelerum caput?”

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MER. “And what is your name, head of all thieves?”

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SŌS. (grandly) “Sōsiam mē uocant Thēbānī, Dāuī filium.”

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SOS. “The Thebans call me Sosia, the son of Davus.”

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MER. “quid tū loqueris?

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MER. “What are you yourself saying?

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“mentīris, furcifer.

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“You lie, scoundrel.

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“tū Sōsia es?

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“YOU are Sosia?”

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“ego sum Sōsia.”

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“I myself am Sosia.”

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(Mercurius Sōsiam uerberat)

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(Mercury beats up Sosia.)

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SŌS. “periī! mē necāre uult!”

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SOS. “I am done for! He wants to kill me!”

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MER. “etiam clāmās, homo nihilī?

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MER. “Are you still shouting, worthless person?

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“cui seruus nunc es?”

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“Whose servant are you now? [lit. To whom are you now a servant?]

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SŌS. “sum Amphitruōnis Sōsia et mulieris illīus.”

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SOS. “I am (the slave) of Amphitruo and of his wife.

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MER. “nescius etiam es.

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MER. “You are still ignorant.

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“nōlī mentīrī.

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“Do not lie.”

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“Sōsia ego sum, nōn tū.”

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“I myself am Sosia, not you.”

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(iterum illum uerberat Mercurius)

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(Again Mercury beats up that one.)

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SŌS. “periī, occidī.”

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SOS. “I’m done for! I’m dead!” (lit. I have perished, I have died)

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MER. “etiam clāmās, homo nihilī? tacē.”

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MER. “Are you still shouting, worthless person? Shut up.”

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SŌS. “tacēbō.”

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SOS. “I will be silent.”

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MER. “quis dominus tuus est?

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MER. “Who is your master?

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“cui nunc seruus es?”

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“Whose slave are you now?”

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SŌS. “nesciō. quem uīs?”

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SOS. “I don’t know. Whom do you wish (me to be)?”

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MER. “bene loqueris. quid igitur?

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MER. “You speak well. What then?

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“quid nunc tibi est nōmen?”

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“What is your name now?”

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SŌS. “nesciō. quid iam uīs?”

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SOS. “I don’t know. What at this point do you want (it to be)?”

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MER. “bene dīcis. nescius nōn es.

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MER. You speak well.

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“at respondē: esne Amphitruōnis Sōsia?

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You are not ignorant.

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“estne mulier illīus domina tua?”

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“But answer: are you Amphitruo’s Sosia?

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SŌS. “at nōlī, precor, mē Sōsiam uocāre.”

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“Is that (man’s) wife your mistress?”

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MER. “bene respondēs.

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SOS. “But do not, please, call me Sosia.”

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“nūllus enim est seruus Amphitruōnis nisi ego.”

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MER. “You answer well.

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SŌS. (clam loquitur)

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“For no one is is Amphitruo’s slave unless I (am).”

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“nūllus est homo tam scelestus quam hic.

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SOS. (speaks secretly)

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“quis est seruus Amphitruōnis Sōsia nisi ego?

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“No one is a person so wicked as (is) this (one).

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“egone iam stō domum ante nostram?

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“Who is the slave of Amphitruo if it is not I?

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“quis loquitur nisi ego?

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“Do I myself now stand before our home?

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“quis hīc habitat nisi ego?

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“Who speaks if it is not I?

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“nesciusne nōminis meī sum?

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“Who lives here if it is not I?

96
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“domum igitur inībō nostram.”

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“Am I ignorant of my name?

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(Sōsia domum inīre per iānuam cōnātur sed Mercurius prohibet)

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“Therefore I will enter our home.”

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MER. “quae uerba loqueris?

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(Sosia tries to enter his home through the door, but Mercury prevents him.)

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“tuamne dīcis hanc domum?

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MER. “What words are you speaking?

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“sed haec domus mea est, nōn tua, homo nihilī.

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“Do you say this is YOUR house?

101
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“nōlī mentīrī.”

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“But this is my house, not yours, worthless person.

102
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(iterum uerberat Mercurius Sōsiam)

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“Don’t lie.”

103
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SŌS. “periī! nam ego nōn mentior.

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(Again Mercury beats up Sosia.)

104
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“quis ego sum, sī nōn Sōsia?

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SOS. “I’m done for! For I am not lying.

105
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“per Iouem iūrō, Sōsia sum ego!”

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“Who am I, if not Sosia?

106
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MER. “at ego per Mercurium iūrō, Iuppiter tibi non crēdit.

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“I swear by Jupiter, I myself am Sosia!”

107
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“ubi ego Sōsia nōlō esse, tū Sōsia eris.

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MER. “When I myself don’t want to be Sosia, you yourself will be Sosia.

108
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“nunc, quandō ego sum Sōsia, mālō tē Sōsiam nōn esse.

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“Now, since I myself am Sosia, I prefer you not to be Sosia.

109
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“abī, scelerum caput.”

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“Leave, head of all criminals.”

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