* Domestic situations: Often centered around love, marriage, and family relationships.
* Stock characters: Characters like the cunning slave, the braggart soldier, and the miser were common.
* Farcical elements: Plautus' plays were full of slapstick humor, mistaken identities, and wordplay.
* Happy endings: Despite the comedic chaos, most of his plays ended with a positive resolution.
While Plautus drew inspiration from Greek New Comedy, he added his own Roman flavor and wit to the genre, making him a major figure in Roman literature.