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Aristophanes: Frogs by Aristophanes

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wohnjick's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

Probably one of the best plays I've read (coming from someone who generally dislikes plays). Could've lived without the poopoo peepee humor, and while most of Meineck's modern changes to the play do help bridge the massive cultural divide there are some times I think his additions are a bit unnecessary. Overall pretty solid though.

tessa_carroll_'s review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.25

roryhankins20's review against another edition

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challenging funny lighthearted reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

zachlittrell's review against another edition

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3.0

Dionysus asks Hercules how to get to the Underworld, so Hercules begins to list a bunch of ways on how to kill himself. That is just plain funny.

Even if the fun grinds to a halt during the poetry contest (the translation is too stiff to get across Aristophanes's point, "Eat shit, Euripedes"), it's got enough mischief and fun in the first half to make up for it.