At the same time, one of the fragments mentions royal power in Cyprus, which was abolished in 310/309 BC, so the action of the play takes place no later than this moment.

Misoumenos seems to have been very popular in late antiquity, judging from the numerous papyrus fragments that have been recovered.

[4] A scene from act 5 of the play is depicted in a mosaic in the House of Menander[5][6] Thrasonides, a mercenary soldier, buys a young slave named Krateia and falls in love with her, but does not want to take her by force.

His servant, Getas, joins him, expressing concern and trying to persuade Thrasonides to go inside and rest.

Later, Krateia reunites with her father Demeas, who arrived in Athens in search of his daughter and who stays overnight in the house of Kleinias, the soldier's neighbor.