When emotions burst out: comparative analysis of the use of interjections in Terence’s comedies and Seneca’s tragedies

Abstract

The aim of this paper, the third of a series, is to offer a comparative analysis of the main us-ages developed by interjections in the theatrical corpus set up by Terence’s comedies and Seneca’s tragedies, grouping them according to the kind of emotional content they express. It also offers a reflection on the function of interjections in the analyzed genre.