The Clouds

Name: The Clouds
Author: Aristophanes

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More by Aristophanes

Lysistrata
You get a bawdy, unruly comedy where Lysistrata organizes Athenian women to withhold sex until the men stop the war. The jokes are blunt and the choral shouting feels theatrical, but beneath it is a surprisingly sharp fantasy of ordinary people forcing peace into the room.
Peace
You follow Trygaeus, an Athenian who rides a giant dung beetle into heaven to bring Peace back from a pit where War has buried her. It’s earthy, ridiculous, and politically sharp, especially when farmers celebrate the return of ordinary work, though its broad jokes can feel very much of its time.
The Acharnians
You get Aristophanes at his most gloriously unreasonable: Dikaiopolis argues for peace while the chorus of charcoal burners fumes, and the play ricochets between filthy jokes, theatrical parody, and a surprisingly serious case against war. It’s rough, loud, and smarter than its slapstick first suggests.