DRAMATIS PERSONÆ
THE GOD DIONYSUS
XANTHIAS, his slave
AESCHYLUS
EURIPIDES
HERACLES
PLUTO
CHARON AEACUS, house porter to Pluto
A CORPSE
A MAIDSERVANT OF PERSEPHONE
A LANDLADY IN HADES
PLATHANE, her servant
A CHORUS OF FROGS
A CHORUS OF INITIATED PERSONS
_Attendants at a Funeral;
Women worshipping Iacchus;
Servants of Pluto, &c._
The Question and Answer section for The Frogs is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
In The Frogs, we come to learn that Heracles prefers Sophocles while Dionysus prefers Euripides. Heracles, according to Arisophanes, is the ideal citizen, preferring the noble, pious, and moral Sophocles. Dionysus, on the other hand is an art...
One of the notable themes of the play is identity, which is unsurprising given the fact that mistaken and switched identity was a popular element of Greek theater. It is not only amusing but can propel the plot forward, provide insight into...
Sorry, I don't have the stage directions for the play.
