1. The document discusses breaking the fourth wall in ancient Roman comedy, focusing on examples from Plautus' play Pseudolus. It analyzes moments where characters seem aware they are in a play or directly address the audience. 2. It categorizes different types of "pretense disruption" and analyzes which characters engage in it the most. Pseudolus, the slave, has the most overt breaking of the fourth wall. 3. The document explores what these meta-theatrical moments might reveal about comedy and resistance from lower-status characters, drawing on theories from social sciences about indirect resistance from groups like slaves.