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The Birds
Aristophanes
THE BIRDS by Aristophanes anonymous translator CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY EUELPIDES PITHETAERUS TROCHILUS, Servant to Epops Epops (the Hoopoe) A BIRD A HERALD A PRIEST A POET AN ORACLE-MONGER METON, a Geometrician AN INSPECTOR A DEALER IN DECREES IRIS A PARRICIDE CINESIAS, a Dithyrambic Poet AN INFORMER PROMETHEUS POSIDON TRIBALLUS HERACLES SLAVES OF PITHETAERUS MESSENGERS CHORUS OF BIRDS BIRDS   (SCENE:-A wild and desolate region; only thickets, rocks, and a single tree...
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The Clouds
Aristophanes
THE CLOUDS by Aristophanes anonymous translator CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY STREPSIADES PHIDIPPIDES SERVANT OF STREPSIADES DISCIPLES OF SOCRATES SOCRATES JUST DISCOURSE UNJUST DISCOURSE PASIAS, a Money-lender AMYNIAS, another Money-lender CHORUS OF CLOUDS CLOUDS (SCENE:-In the background are two houses, that of Strepsiades and that of Socrates, the Thoughtery. The latter is small and dingy; the in, terior of the former is shown and two beds are seen, each occupied...
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The Clouds
Aristophanes
THE CLOUDS by Aristophanes anonymous translator CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY STREPSIADES PHIDIPPIDES SERVANT OF STREPSIADES DISCIPLES OF SOCRATES SOCRATES JUST DISCOURSE UNJUST DISCOURSE PASIAS, a Money-lender AMYNIAS, another Money-lender CHORUS OF CLOUDS CLOUDS (SCENE:-In the background are two houses, that of Strepsiades and that of Socrates, the Thoughtery. The latter is small and dingy; the in, terior of the former is shown and two beds are seen, each occupied...
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The Ecclesiazusae
Aristophanes
THE ECCLESIAZUSAE by Aristophanes anonymous translator CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY PRAXAGORA BLEPYRUS, husband of Praxagora WOMEN A MAN CHREMES A CITIZEN HERALD A GIRL A YOUNG MAN THREE OLD WOMEN A SERVANT MAID to PRAXAGORA CHORUS OF WOMEN (SCENE:-The Orchestra represents a public square in Athens; in the background are two houses with an alley between them...
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The Frogs
Aristophanes
THE FROGS by Aristophanes Characters in the Play XANTHIAS, servant of dionysus DIONYSUS HERACLES A CORPSE CHARON AEACUS A MAID SERVANT OF PERSEPHONE HOSTESS, keeper of cook-shop PLATHANE, her partner EURIPIDES AESCHYLUS PLUTO CHORUS OF FROGS CHORUS OF BLESSED MYSTICS The scene shows the house of HERACLES in the background...
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The Knights
Aristophanes
THE KNIGHTS by Aristophanes anonymous translator CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY DEMOSTHENES NICIAS AGORACRITUS, a Sausage-Seller CLEON DEMOS CHORUS OF KNIGHTS KNIGHTS (SCENE:-The Orchestra represents the Pnyx at Athens; in the background is the house of DEMOS...
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Lysistrata
Aristophanes
LYSISTRATA by Aristophanes anonymous translator CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY LYSISTRATA CLEONICE MYRRHINE LAMPITO MAGISTRATES CINESIAS CHILD OF CINESIAS HERALD OF THE LACEDAEMONIANS ENVOYS OF THE LACEDAEMONIANS AN ATHENIAN CITIZEN CHORUS OF OLD MEN CHORUS OF WOMEN (SCENE:-At the base of the Orchestra are two buildings, the house of LYSISTRATA and the entrance to the Acropolis; a winding and narrow path leads up to the latter. Between the two buildings is the opening of the Cave of Pan...
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Plutus
Aristophanes
PLUTUS by Aristophanes anonymous translator CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY CHREMYLUS CARIO, Servant of Chremylus PLUTUS, God of Riches BLEPSIDEMUS, friend of Chremylus POVERTY WIFE OF CHREMYLUS A JUST MAN AN INFORMER AN OLD WOMAN A YOUTH HERMES A PRIEST OF ZEUS CHORUS OF RUSTICS (SCENE:-The Orchestra represents a public square in Athens.xyzzy In the background is the house of CHREMYLUS. A ragged old blind man enters, followed by CHREMYLUS and his slave CARIO...
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The Thesmophoriazusae
Aristophanes
THE THESMOPHORIAZUSAE by Aristophanes anonymous translator CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY EURIPIDES MNESILOCHUS, Father-in-law of Euripides AGATHON SERVANT OF AGATHON HERALD WOMEN CLISTHENES A MAGISTRATE A SCYTHIAN POLICEMAN CHORUS OF THESMOPHORIAZUSAE-Women celebrating the THESMOPHORIA (SCENE:-Behind the orchestra are two buildings, one the house of the poet AGATHON, the other the Thesmophorion...
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The Wasps
Aristophanes
THE WASPS by Aristophanes anonymous translator CHARACTERS IN THE PLAY PHILOCLEON BDELYCLEON, his Son SOSIAS, Slave of Philocleon XANTHIAS, Slave of Philocleon BOYS DOGS A GUEST A BAKER’S WIFE AN ACCUSER CHORUS OF WASPS (SCENE:-In the background is the house of PHILOCLEON, surrounded by a huge net. Two slaves are on guard, one of them asleep. On the roof is BDELYCLEON...
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