Aristophanes and Cleon 0.0 / 5 ? Classical CivilizationAristophanesAristophanes and AthensThe AcharniansAncient Greece Cleon Athens A2/A-levelAll boards Created by: IzzyDaymondCreated on: 18-05-15 15:19 What reputation did Cleon have? Loud, obnoxious and easily offended. 1 of 7 Why did Cleon attempt to prosecute Aristophanes over one of his plays? The play had disgraced Athens in front of foreign ambassadors 2 of 7 Why was Cleon unsuccessful in prosecuting Aristophanes? Playwrights could not be prosecuted for what anything said in a play 3 of 7 What did Cleon and Aristophanes have in common? They both came from same home town 4 of 7 Why are Aristophanes' attacks on Cleon entertaining in his plays? The audience knew Cleon was sitting in the front seat of the theatre 5 of 7 Who was Cleon? A prominent politician 6 of 7 What was Aristophanes' main reason for attacking Cleon? He wanted to avenge Cleon for attempting to prosecute him and blackmail the Athenians 7 of 7
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