Comparison of “The Acharnians”

Aristophanes’ words and ideas proved to be relevant in today’s society in Bailiwick Theater’s performance of “The Acharnians”. According to the program, this performance of the “The Acharnians” is about one man’s private peace during the compassionately conservative bombing campaign on Canada, the adventures that befell him thereafter, and what Jesus and the Tooth fairy had to say about it all. Based on this description one might think that this play does not even resemble the original play that Aristophanes had intended to be performed. I too, expected it to be more true to the classic poise and rhetoric, and was a little weary when the actors entered wearing tie dye shirts and overalls. Upon closer examination and consideration, I realized however that this adaptation is quite similar to the original script. Many parallels and comparisons can be made between modern times and classical times. The crew claim to have done little in adapting the script but change the names of gods, wars, and government officials, but some of the basic plot and ideas were altered a bit also.

Dicaeopolis, like that of his counterpart in the original version of this play, is a farmer who w

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