Now am I to make one of those jokes that have the knack of
always making the
spectators
laugh?
Aristophanes
"
* * * * *
THE FROGS
DRAMATIS PERSONAE
DIONYSUS.
XANTHIAS, his Servant.
HERACLES.
A DEAD MAN.
CHARON.
AEACUS.
FEMALE ATTENDANT OF PERSEPHONE.
INKEEPERS' WIVES.
EURIPIDES.
AESCHYLUS.
PLUTO.
CHORUS OF FROGS.
CHORUS OF INITIATES.
SCENE: In front of the temple of Heracles, and on the banks of Acheron in
the Infernal Regions.
* * * * *
THE FROGS
XANTHIAS.
Now am I to make one of those jokes that have the knack of
always making the
spectators
laugh?
DIONYSUS. Aye, certainly, any one you like, excepting "I am worn out."
Take care you don't say that, for it gets on my nerves.
