Question

In a play by this author, a son and his two slaves try to prevent his father from going to court by covering his home with a large net. In one of this author’s plays, a character trades clothes with his servant to avoid the wrath of Aeacus (“eye-AH-kuss”) before exchanging clothes again at a party with servant girls. At the end of one of this author’s plays, Pisthetaerus obtains the scepter of Zeus and marries Sovereignty after constructing “Cloud Cuckoo Land.” (10[3])The title animals of a play by this author repeat the phrase "brekekekex-koax-koax.” For 10 points, name this ancient Greek playwright of comedies such (10[1])as The Birds and The Frogs. ■END■

ANSWER: Aristophanes
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2023 ACF Fall (Rutgers)10/14/2023Y4100%0%0%85.75