The Wasps
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This article is about the classical play by Aristophanes. For the incidental music to that play, see The Wasps (Vaughan Williams).
The Wasps (Classical Greek: Σφῆκες, romanized: Sphēkes) is the fourth in chronological order of the eleven surviving plays by Aristophanes. It was produced at the Lenaia festival in 422 BC, during Athens' short-lived respite from the Peloponnesian War.
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Written by | Aristophanes |
Chorus | Wasps (old men) Boys |
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Setting | before house of Anticleon |
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As in his other early plays, Aristophanes satirizes the Athenian general and demagogue Cleon. He also ridicules the law courts, one of the institutions that provided Cleon his power. The play has been thought to exemplify Old Comedy.[3]