Still, he does not write for that purpose, but simply from the desire to represent the passing humors of the day and amuse the people in their holiday mood. Plautus, and Terence. Menaechmi or The Twin Brothers - A synopsis of the play by Plautus. Monologue Archive: Plautus - An index of Plautine monologues. Plautus - A biography and list of. Indeed, for the first time in the modern age, we can survey several scenes and see what Plautus was looking at when he wrote the script of one of his plays. This allows us to measure to some extent whether or not his work was primarily Roman or Greek. And the answer to that question is... That is, 'It is and it isn't.' Hrotsvit wrote six plays which she modeled after Terence’s comedies. Though Terence’s comedies show ordinary human subjects and situations involving marriage, sex and love, Hrostvitput a moral and religious spin on Terence’s plays in order to avoid criticism from the church.