1. Aims of Aristophanes in The Wasps and The Frogs
Another aim of Aristophanes was to be innovative. Aristophanes tries to be innovative in almost all aspects of his play, such as characterisation, structure and staging. ... Here, the second dog gets a "sudden paralysis of the jaw"- this is Aristophanes' innovative way of getting around the 3 speaking actor rule. ... Even characterisation was innovative in Aristophanes' plays. ... And when a corrupt politician like Cleon increased the jurors' pay to 3 obols, old senile men who viewed the juror's job as permanent occupation for themselves became even more dependant on it- th...
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