MARTIAL Flashcards
What job does Martial say that Charidemus when he was a baby?
He was the rocker of my cradle
And as he grew older?
His guardian and companion
What does the white deciduous suggest?
He hardly let Martial out of his sight out of his job very seriously
How does Martial describe himself from now?
The towels grow black from my shaven beard
What does his girl complain about?
She is pricked by his lips
What is Martial complaining about?
I haven’t grown up for you (still treat me as a baby)
What else does he claim is terrified of his father?
The whole house itself
What does Martial say about him?
- You don’t permit me to play nor to love
- You want nothing for me and all things permitted for you
What else it does Charidemus do?
- You scold, you spy on me, you complain and heave sighs
- And your anger barely holds back from the cane
What else does Charidemus do?
- If I put on Tyrian clothing or hair gel, y
you shout ‘your dad never did that’ - Count my drinking cups with a furrowed brow as though the wine jar is from your cellar
What does Martial finally say to his father?
Stop! I cannot bear a freedman Cato.
How does he undermine what he has just said?
My girlfriend will tell you that I am now a man.
