Euclio (Plaut., Aul.) parcus atque auarus
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https://doi.org/10.3989/emerita.2004.v72.i2.66Abstract
Critics have raised the question whether Euclio, the main character of the Aulularia, is really an avaricious man or not. In comparison with Molière’s avare, several critics have thought that he is not a miser but only a poor (pauper) and stingy (parcus) person. However, in Plautus’ text there is sufficient proof of his avarice; after finding a pot full of gold, he becomes a nouveau riche who tries to keep his treasure intact by all means; and that is to be a miser. The Latin auarus is not only he who has an uncontrolled desire to acquire wealth, but also he who manifests an unhealthy fear of losing the obtained fortune and refuses to use it; in this second meaning, Euclio is a real avaricious character.
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