Girl From Samos Act III:

Just to give a background. This passage starts off with Demeas finding out some devastating information. He discovers that his mistress Chrysis' was holding a baby. Believing it to be Chrysis', and kept against his requests, he decides to kick her out. At that time, Moschion moves in and tries to convince him to keep the baby and then starts to push the question of marriage to his mistress. "Nay, wine is mixing and your wedding's going on Incense rises; and Hephaestus laps the victim with his flame" (Meander, 2010, p. 61)

However, before all of this would occur, there would be a great tragic incidence that would change the course of the play "In the midst of a fair voyage, a storm can suddenly appear from nowhere. . ." (Meander, 2010, p. 53 para 4) This quote is basically explaining that there was about to be a huge chaotic situation, in regards to the upcoming baby situation. Of course, there was a storm after finding out the truth about the child. Demeas appears to be happy that Moschion is willing to carry out his plan and they reach an agreement to have the wedding that very same day. However, in the course of arrangements, Demeas eavesdrops on Moschion's nurse saying that the child is Moschion's and watching Chrysis breastfeeding the child is adequate to persuade him that Moschion has had an affair with his concubine.

This statement involves Demeas consulting Parmenon in regards...

However, his anger scares the servant into silence. After that, he is not able to get any kind of dependable information about the situation. The hostility of Demeas and the terror of Parmenon outcome in a misapprehension as Parmenon acknowledges the child is Moschion's nonetheless does not disclose that the mother is Plangon, and that Chrysis is merely nursing the baby. Demeas, not really wanting to put the blame on Moschion, turns and blames Chrysis of seducing him.
The passage also mentions how Demeas tries reason. This reasoning involved the idea that Moschion has vindicated himself of the guilt of sleeping with his father's mistress (which basically means that incest was done) by his keenness for the future marriage. However, Athenian viewers could barely have missed the references to Euripides' Hippolytos. Nor would the satirical overturns have escaped the Athenian audience (he sides with his son rather than his concubine, his son is in actual fact is the one that was doing all of the seducing.)

One of the main themes in this passage is deception. The deception was the part with the baby being used as a pawn in the scheme. Another theme in this passage is humiliation and it ties in with the key theme of being deceived. For example, when he confronts Chrysis there is a further mix-up as Demeas, craving to keep the scandal hush-hush, does not openly…