"Casina" v. "The Braggart Soldier"

Out of the two plays, I definitely prefer "The Braggart Soldier." The plot line is more entertaining to follow, and much more witty and sophisticated, while the other is fairly annoying and not much happens in comparison. To start with, "Casina" is only one long marital fight that, while easy to follow, is quite irritating. The second half of that play is definitely better because the fight ends and the wife humiliates her husband beyond belief. Marriage comedy at it's finest. With "The Braggart Soldier" the plot line is so much more entertaining to read, mostly because the lovers are still in love, and reading about two people trying to be together is more intriguing than reading about a married couple fighting and hating each other. The series of events that keep the lovers apart in The Soldier is charmingly ironic and you root for them the whole play, unlike "Casina" where all you want for the two of them is to get on with their lives and leave each other, just for the sake of the audience if nothing else. The only part of "The Soldier" I had an issue with was that all of their names started with a P and sounded exactly the same. I had to reread a lot of it just to understand who was talking.