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* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]]: [[Miles Gloriosus]] tends to speak like this.
* [[Added Alliterative Appeal]]: [[Miles Gloriosus]] tends to speak like this.
{{quote| '''Miles:''' ...the beautiful bride I bargained for.<br />
{{quote|'''Miles:''' ...the beautiful bride I bargained for.
'''Miles:''' Now, I rid Rome of a rascal. }}
'''Miles:''' Now, I rid Rome of a rascal. }}
** This is [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Pseudolus at one point:
** This is [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshaded]] by Pseudolus at one point:
{{quote| '''Miles:''' Her bridal bower becomes a burial bier of bitter bereavement!<br />
{{quote|'''Miles:''' Her bridal bower becomes a burial bier of bitter bereavement!
'''Pseudolus:''' Very good! Can you say "Titus the tailor told ten tall tales to Titania the titmouse"? }}
'''Pseudolus:''' Very good! Can you say "Titus the tailor told ten tall tales to Titania the titmouse"? }}
* [[Aesop]]: [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] and subverted. "Morals tomorrow! Comedy tonight!" (See [[Spoof Aesop]], below.)
* [[Aesop]]: [[Discussed Trope|Discussed]] and subverted. "Morals tomorrow! Comedy tonight!" (See [[Spoof Aesop]], below.)
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* [[Incredibly Long Note]]: At the end of Miles Gloriosus's [[Villain Song]]. Followed immediately by [[Intermission]].
* [[Incredibly Long Note]]: At the end of Miles Gloriosus's [[Villain Song]]. Followed immediately by [[Intermission]].
* [[Incoming Ham]]: Miles Gloriosus.
* [[Incoming Ham]]: Miles Gloriosus.
{{quote| "Stand aside, everyone! I take ''large steps''."}}
{{quote|"Stand aside, everyone! I take ''large steps''."}}
* [[Intermission]]: Pseudolus triggers the intermission by saying [[Medium Awareness|it's the only thing that can get him out of his current fix.]]
* [[Intermission]]: Pseudolus triggers the intermission by saying [[Medium Awareness|it's the only thing that can get him out of his current fix.]]
* [["I Want" Song]]: "Bring Me My Bride" for Miles Gloriosus; "Free" for Pseudolus.
* [["I Want" Song]]: "Bring Me My Bride" for Miles Gloriosus; "Free" for Pseudolus.
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* [[The Speechless]]: Gymnasia, Pseudolous' love interest.
* [[The Speechless]]: Gymnasia, Pseudolous' love interest.
* [[Spoof Aesop]]: the final sung lines:
* [[Spoof Aesop]]: the final sung lines:
{{quote| ''What is the moral? Must be a moral.''<br />
{{quote|''What is the moral? Must be a moral.''
''Here is the moral, wrong or right:''<br />
''Here is the moral, wrong or right:''
''...Morals tomorrow! [[Catch Phrase|Comedy tonight!]]'' }}
''...Morals tomorrow! [[Catch Phrase|Comedy tonight!]]'' }}
* [[Suicide as Comedy]]: When Hero first learns that Philia has been sold, he tries to stab himself, only to miss (he gets the part of the toga under his arm instead). He tries again a minute later, only for Pseudolus to snatch the dagger and tell him to knock it off.
* [[Suicide as Comedy]]: When Hero first learns that Philia has been sold, he tries to stab himself, only to miss (he gets the part of the toga under his arm instead). He tries again a minute later, only for Pseudolus to snatch the dagger and tell him to knock it off.
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