The Wasps (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Aristophanes
- First Published: 422
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Satire
- Time of Work: Fifth century
- Setting: Athens
- Genres: Satire, Drama
- Subjects: Slavery or slaves, Captivity, Greek or Roman times, Greece or Greek people, Courts or courtrooms, Juries
- Locales: Athens, ancient, Greece, ancient
Characters Discussed
Philocleon (fih-loh-klee-on), an elderly Athenian citizen and a dicast, one of the six thousand jurors of the Athenian courts. He is completely obsessed with judging and litigation, and to sit in court day after day is the greatest joy he can imagine. He prides himself on his hardness of heart; no appeal from a prisoner can move him, and he always votes for conviction. When his son imprisons him within his own house to prevent his going to court, he attempts to escape by almost every ruse imaginable. He finally allows himself to be persuaded to give up his...
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