And so, Aeschylus would begin with some single character, standing alone on the stage –say an Achilles or a Niobe, wrap them up from top to toe so that we see nothing of their face (what a low device for a tragedy!) Yup, cow plop! I am going to prove it, so let a lyre be brought. I don't understand. I shall not let you off. Dionysus By Zeus the Saviour! You lovers of the god’s festivals! Adapted from Aristophanes' classic satire, The Frogs is a hilarious and scathing look at highbrow and lowbrow art. There! I wish now to see my verses weighed in the scales; 'tis the only way to end this poetic struggle. You’re going nowhere like this. Not that I censure this step, for, on the contrary I approve it; 'tis the sole thing you have done that is sensible. You are the cause of honest wives of honest citizens drinking hemlock, so greatly have your Bellerophons made them blush. So first of all, what think you of Alcibiades? XANTHIAS. Just this one little ol’ cock, that’s all! FROGS. But I should break the two hemispheres of my brain. Dionysus (Has not realised the frogs have gone). Dionysus (Screams) Ahhhh! I have inside my head a whole lot of them yet… Ahem! Xanthias (Takes a deep sigh, scratches under his armpits and finally chuckles to himself), Dionysus (stops and looks up at Xanthias, dropping his club on his foot. So what would that other man have done instead? Brekekekex, coax, coax, brekekekekex, coax. CHARON. I’m right, thanks. 1515. AESCHYLUS. Dionysus Damn! That's good, by Posidon! And look, speak of the corpse, here’s one now. Homer, too, divine old Homer! Just mark the insolence of this Sybarite! Oh? A stroke each, first one of you then the other! Whenever I chance to see one of these stage tricks, I always leave the theatre feeling a good year older. Heracles But he’s carked it! And I stayed up many times, all through the long nights, wondering what sort of bird this “melodious half-horse half-rooster!” 931. Get up at once. XANTHIAS. He inherited the underworld from his father! Mania! Let me say the whole line first! ye chaste Muses, the daughters of Zeus, you who read the fine and subtle minds of thought-makers when they enter upon a contest of quibbles and tricks, look down on these two powerful athletes; inspire them, one with mighty words and the other with odds and ends of verses. Xanthias By the great Poseidon! By Zeus! On his feet he wears soft leather lace-up boots. You can rest there. FROGS. Might you then have had dealings with Clisthenes? Euripides But that myth about Phaedra which I’ve added in the play was already widely known! What’s all that noise? And I am going to take pebbles to count the fragments. Dionysus Ahhhh, but you’re such a good boy, my little Xanthias! Euripides All right then, let him toss in another verse and weigh it against mine again. Why, by Zeus, 'tis the mere of which Heracles spoke, and I see the boat. XANTHIAS. Do I look like a coward of your kidney? Oh! The Princess and the Frog finds the lives of arrogant, carefree Prince Naveen and hardworking waitress Tiana crossing paths. 885. Well what was it for, little brother? But hunt again for a big weighty verse and solid withal, that it may assure you the victory. Chorus Stand away he who, instead, blows hard at the flames of these insurrections for the sake of his own, personal benefit. Gave her to the dreadful dogs that wonder the sky with Ajax. ... until someone cleverer than he in the same style of thing comes along; then he has to give way to him. Xanthias Right here, boss, right behind you, get him! (Dionysus farts again. Euripides Right! I cannot disclose it, but I will convey it to you by hints. Now, how are you going to test us fairly, then? And what desire is it, little brother? No, quite the contrary, I’m not going to worry one bit. Oh! I carry no slave, unless he has fought at sea to save his skin. And then all the salt fish, I had forgotten that! Anyone can do it. DIONYSUS. Cretans, children of Ida, take your bows; help me, haste hither, surround the house. Fearsome stuff. Ditylas, Sceblyas, Pardocas, come here and have at him! All that noise… that yelling and carrying on… the threats and stuff. (To the audience, pleading), Not one single word about me! DIONYSUS. Come, another verse! (He shifts his load from one shoulder to the next. NAVEEN: Hey! Is that right, you… you son of veggie vendor! Aeschylus And what other dreadful things has he caused? Aeschylus By Zeus! He’s an imposter, a pretentious crook! (Stretches and whirls it around. row hard, and put some heart into the work! Who else could have thought of such a thing? Silence! Dionysus Throws another pebble in the bucket. You stupid, ignoramus! Fare well! AESCHYLUS. Oh, yes! Please? "Oeneus in the fields one day ...", EURIPIDES. ), Dionysus Are you mad, woman? Dionysus Scream, yell, squeal! I’m ready! That’s our Aeschylus! Hahahaha! Euripides You rotten bastard. What god shall I accuse of having sought my death? If we know them to be well-born, sober, brave, honest, adepts in the exercises of the gymnasium and in the liberal arts, they are the butts of our contumely and we have only a use for the petty rubbish, consisting of strangers, slaves and low-born folk not worth a whit more, mushrooms of yesterday, whom formerly Athens would not have even wanted as scapegoats. Well, go ahead then! Dionysus Mate, I think you should… cut off that prick of his. EURIPIDES. At the gate of the Ceramicus the spectators started beating his belly, sides, flanks and thighs; these slaps knocked so much wind out of him that it extinguished his torch and he hurried away. Innkeeper We ought to do something about this. Dionysus, king of the dance, guide my steps. how I should delight in breaking those grinders of yours, which devoured my goods! What does that "oh, oh!" XANTHIAS. They’re playing around here somewhere. XANTHIAS. FIRST WIFE. Bring it all on and don’t worry, our audience is are very wise! So we too desire! Molon! Nooooo! Let’s hide down here and listen. There are laws enacted to permit them enter more live competitions. Dionysus (Tries to shoo them away with his oar). And now do ye, who take part in this religious festival, dance a gladsome round in the flowery grove in honour of the goddess. HERACLES. Do you think I’m one of those who fought at Salamis? Would you like us to mock together at Archidemus? what fearful wrath will be surging in his heart! Xanthias! Ah, huh!You want to know the fastest way down? EURIPIDES. Even if he was born in nobility, he still may lack a living. Because this clever little dramatist has made a mess of explaining his plots in those prologues of his. Author: Indian Fable. Is that the song they sing as they pull up the rope from the well? To live! But such things are simply idiotic, you feel it yourself. May you perish with your coax, your endless coax! And now let our songs summon hither the lovable goddess, who so often joins in our dances. Dionysus But is not that weight born by the donkey? Xanthias enters last letting out a final fart. Stay, friend, so that I may bargain with you. "Chariot upon chariot and corpse upon corpse.". 12. Yearn for it all the time. No doubt that's best; but if the lion has been reared, one must submit to his ways. By ZEUS! I shall weigh poetry like a cheese seller weighs his cheese. Oh, Nymphs of the woods and you young virgin, Mania, I was winding, winding, winding, winding the flax, Then suddenly my cock, flew, flew and flew into the Ether, And from my eyes tears and tears and tears. Let us make the best of our way to the boat. Xanthias Hey, that hurt him! I’ve made this trip down here to take with me up there, a poet. Oh! What a dire battle! It’s a huge one. What are you up to? Come on, she was also cooking birds and frying all sorts of sweet delicacies… And, she got ready some very sweet wine! praise her, who promises to assure the welfare of this country for ever, in spite of Thorycion. You are the exact image of the god of Melité, dressed up as a rascal. Fructiferous! As well as Leucolophus, son Adeimantus –Alcibiades’ cousin! Frogs Ohhhhh, and you’re a doer of many things, are you? He’s preparing to hold a re-trial. ... and moreover believed them too light-minded to judge of a poet's merits. Then out with it; recite another prologue, but beware, beware of the little bottle. Xanthias Mmmmm! FROG: And let me eat from your golden plate. The Princess and The Frog /The Golden Ball. How could he be fortunate? AEACUS. But, in the name of the gods, turn now to his choruses. Aeschylus And lost his prick! Ha! You! Plathane! Can you see all this? Had I served in the navy, in that great battle of Arginousae, I’d be a free man now and I’d be telling you to take a hike! With only one. XANTHIAS. XANTHIAS. AESCHYLUS. You called the gods to witness that you would bear me through; remember your oath and choose your friends. Here is a door, at which I want to make my first stop. Euripides And each one of them hides some twenty mistakes! Slaves, bring it quickly, the storm-cloud is about to burst. Ah! Well spoken! Tear him to bits. Boof! Theramenes? Dionysus Yes, the poor thing got a little scared and dropped down there through my stomach. 'Tis no longer verse against verse that I wish to weigh, but let him clamber into the scale himself, he, his children, his wife, Cephisophon and all his works; against all these I will place but two of my verses on the other side. Strip yourselves. A real toughie! Darius; and the Chorus immediately clapped their hands and shouted, Oh Ether! A pure crook! I want a master poet; "some are dead and gone, and others are good for nothing.". XANTHIAS. Not me! Now for t'other one. But when you’ve been exiled from that land, you have not only come back but you’ve also returned! What a grand idea! You recite, Aeschylus, and you, weigh. Look! Xanthias Of course he is! DIONYSUS. You’re a real whip-hardened slave. DIONYSUS. Oh! They are instruments of death. Heracles Then you just walk a little bit. AESCHYLUS. 1140. thou Aether, on which I feed, oh! DIONYSUS. By Phoebus Apollo! your road is choking me. Xanthias (Moving as if reluctant. that's a long journey. Shouts at Xanthias and the Slave: Fire! You huge bag of stench! Palamedes! That phrase is absolutely perfect! But make no noise; let us hide ourselves and listen. Dionysus Yes, by Zeus! If I must! CHORUS. Iacchus! His however, it’s right here with us, it came down with his carcass… he’s got it with him and he can recite from it all he wants. Xanthias is riding a donkey and is carrying a bundle of pots, pans a variety of small bundles tied to the edge of a long stick, resting on his shoulder. For mercy's sake, add likewise---or learnt the Pyrrhic dance of Witnesses! Dionysus Now you, too Euripides. What! Aeacus This man is holy! I forbid you to torture me, for I am immortal; if you dare it, woe to you! "Oh! Or if he’s born of a lower class and…” 1215. If not, then he’ll challenge Euripides himself. Dionysus Who, me? I was just wondering when Heracles’ festival is on at Diomeia. Say no more! Is that cursed rascal putting on airs? Retarded retards! Download File PDF Princess And The Frog Play Script character on our Web site. You should have all followed their way then you, too, would be as brave. He knows it; hence he is always armed for war; for he fears, if he ventures forth without his bludgeon, he would be stripped of his clothes when he is drunk. Dionysus You’re asking why? Not before you have heard this other song arranged for the music of the cithara. Dionysus Like Andromeda said, big brother, “you keep your thoughts in your skull and I’ll keep mine in my skull!” 105. Chorus Aeschylus, this man who’s going back home will be a great joy for his family and for his friends! Euripides With a prick? If we were to mistrust the citizens, whom we trust, and to employ those whom we to-day neglect, we should be saved. DIONYSUS. Let’s hear him! Slave Sure, any minute now. Euripides Where am I going to find such a thing? I sure am afraid for Euripides! Enter Pluto, Aeschylus, Dionysus and Xanthias. I have plenty of other prologues. so you don't care a fig for the blows? Would that you had burst before you did it! He is rather rotund and carries a protruding and obvious belly. DIONYSUS. DIONYSUS. Kicks the donkey. No doubt about it! do come! And I don't know how many cloves of garlic. That still less than the other. What then? First though, recite for me the one from your Oresteia! Xanthias Then you can come back and take me if you want! Don't grind your teeth. Aye, certainly, and the wind wafts a smell of torches hither, which bespeaks the Mysteries a league away. Alas! Xanthias Hurry up then! Now that would be something funny to see, but is there any meaning to it? “The Frogs“ (Gr: “Batrachoi“) is a comedy by the ancient Greek playwright Aristophanes. Put an end to the fearful calamities that overwhelm us, to the awful clatter of arms. Say your lines! He’ll take a two-obol fare. Not unless they died in Arginousa. Take care you don't say that, for it gets on my nerves. Dionysus Went off to slurp with the Blessed! Your advice is in vain, I shall not vacate the chair, for I contend I am superior to him. Woooooooah! XANTHIAS. DIONYSUS. The Chorus jumped out of its skin and shouted: Aeschylus That’s the sort of plays, tragedians should write! Xanthias It’s all right, boss. XANTHIAS. Firstly you have dressed the kings in rags, so that they might inspire pity. Come out here! What next! Tell us something less profound, but clearer. Xanthias What’s that? However, I submit to your ruling. And never let that Euripides, that liar and monkey, that crook, never gets anywhere near that chair –not even by accident! Center Stage is a house which is used first as the house of Heracles and then of Plouto. But if you play your part badly, if you yield to any weakness, you will again have to load your shoulders with the baggage. Aeschylus and Eurypides We’ve released them! I pass on to the other again. Xanthias Ho! Do you note the harmonious rhythm? You’re a true man, the way you look for justice. What do you say? Dionysus (Yells in the direction of Xanthias). Should I tell this lot a joke? 75. Continue, Aeschylus, and you, Euripides, spy out the faults as he proceeds. Blew this story up just to frighten me. I know him very well and for a long time now! 1325. Xanthias By the gods and the humans! Anyhow! XANTHIAS. Bean stew is very clear to me! Are they the just? EURIPIDES. 285, (From now on Xanthias plays with his master, pretending that there are things he can alone can see). © Copyright 2000-2021 A. S. Kline, All Rights Reserved. You who feeds my wit! Dionysus (Greater gritting of teeth but farts.). AEACUS. Xanthias (Thinks a little, gives up. Now where would poor Athens find anyone of any use? Everyway you can. So, by singing the praises of huuuuuuge things like the mountains Parnassus and Lycabyttus, you think you’re instructing them about human virtue? So have no fear, lads. Huh! Oh, come on now! You’ve sworn to the gods that you’d take me back home with you! No, certainly not! Ah! I’m sure he’ll give you an obol for it. EURIPIDES. Did you get that from Marathon? I wonder how he’s going to try and criticise this King of the Bacchic song! Stage lights dim to almost total darkness. 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