More than any other of Aristophanes" plays, Frogs was centred upon Athens and it is the worry for the city's political, military and social problems that made it so successful. ... The importance of peace was a recurring theme in Aristophanic comedy; it is mentioned in Acharnians (425BC) and Peace (421BC), although they advised harmony throughout Greece in addition to peace in Athens. ... However, Frogs was still a comedy with aim of entertaining the spectators, an idea best shown through the mockery of Dionysus who was usually seen as virile and fearless. ... Nevertheless, the presentati...

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