... another sign of Aristophanes being innovative. One of the main aims that Aristophanes had was "to teach and advise the citizens," about a lot of things, such as the reality of Athens' corrupted politicians and the problems that the city was facing. Aristophanes indicates that his comedy will be informative to the citizens- Xanthias tells us in The Wasps "Just a little fable with a moral," while, in The Frogs, the theme of education can be seen, the evidence being "A poet ... of the theatre. In other words, the two are implied to be cross-linked. The Initiates' rituals of the Eleusinian ...

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... were "clever and wise". Drama was so important in classical Greece that the Dionysiac festivals continued even in wartime, albeit with a reduced number of plays and it was the City Dionysia, encompassing all Greek States, which halted war temporarily, rather the work of the politicians. The importance of peace was a recurring theme in Aristophanic comedy; it is mentioned in Acharnians (425BC) and Peace ( ... even lather / For he mixes in ashes to make them go farther" and, more damningly, not being of pure Athenian birth - "when once translated from the Thracian". Special wrath, though, ...

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