Greek Old Comedy

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:theater
gptkbp:audience gptkb:Athenian_citizens
gptkbp:character_type stock characters
foolish old men
clever slaves
braggarts
gptkbp:characterized_by satirical humor
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced Renaissance comedy
influenced modern satire
influenced stand-up comedy
influenced political cartoons
gptkbp:declined_in 4th century BC
gptkbp:famous_work gptkb:Lysistrata
gptkb:The_Wasps
gptkb:The_Clouds
gptkb:The_Knights
The Frogs
gptkbp:historical_period 5th century BC
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Greek Old Comedy
gptkbp:influenced later comedic forms
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Greek_mythology
gptkbp:language comic dialects
gptkbp:notable_games gptkb:Cratinus
gptkb:Aristophanes
Eupolis
gptkbp:notable_themes war and peace
hypocrisy
love and relationships
social norms
human folly
gender roles
political corruption
public life
wealth and poverty
justice and injustice
education and ignorance
gptkbp:originated_in gptkb:Ancient_Greece
gptkbp:performance_style choral singing
exaggerated costumes
gptkbp:performance_venue gptkb:theater_of_Dionysus
gptkbp:related_to New Comedy
gptkbp:themes gptkb:satire
social commentary
gptkbp:uses gptkb:parody
farce
puns
wordplay
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lysistrata
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4