Reading The Birds and Other Plays (The Knights, Peace, The Assemblywomen and Wealth) | Alexandria
Read The Birds and Other Plays (The Knights, Peace, The Assemblywomen and Wealth) by Aristophanes. Exposing power's absurdity, Aristophanes unveils timeless truths about democracy's flaws through outrageous comedy. These plays mock political manipulation, gender roles, and wealth inequality with wit that still stings. Most shocking? The suggestion that society's "best" leaders are often its greatest fools - a lesson eerily relevant today.