The Frogs
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All Themes Old vs. New The Value of Art Literary Criticism Critique of Athenian Democracy Appearance vs. Reality
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All Characters Dionysus Xanthias Euripides Aeschylus Pluto Alcibiades Sophocles Frog-Chorus Initiate-Chorus
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All Symbols The Scale
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The Frogs

by Aristophanes
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Introduction Intro
Plot Summary Plot
Summary & Analysis
  • Act 1, Scene 1
  • Act 1, Scene 2
  • Act 2, Scene 1
Themes
  • All Themes
  • Old vs. New  Theme Icon
    Old vs. New
  • The Value of Art  Theme Icon
    The Value of Art
  • Literary Criticism  Theme Icon
    Literary Criticism
  • Critique of Athenian Democracy  Theme Icon
    Critique of Athenian Democracy
  • Appearance vs. Reality  Theme Icon
    Appearance vs. Reality
Quotes
Characters
  • All Characters
  • Dionysus
  • Xanthias
  • Euripides
  • Aeschylus
  • Pluto
  • Alcibiades
  • Sophocles
  • Frog-Chorus
  • Initiate-Chorus
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  • The Scale  Symbol Icon
    The Scale
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The Scale

The scale that Pluto provides to “weigh” Euripides’s and Aeschylus’s poetry symbolizes the value of poetry, the superiority of old values over new values, and the overall practice of literary criticism. After Euripides…

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