Democracy takes on many forms and continues to be a difficult concept to define accurately. In Aristophanes, The Acharnians, he almost gives the readers immediate insight into the opinion of this comic poet regarding the Greek democratic system and its representatives. Six years after the start of the Peloponnesian Wars in 431 A.D., Aristophanes examines the suffering of his country, Athens, and writes a play. Using his play, he decides to express his strong feelings …showed first 75 words of 1219 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1219 total…difference of living in peace and the happiness and freedom it brings compared to the life of the warrior in his duel conversation between Dikaiopolis and Lamacus (Aristophanes 99-101). The Acharnians gives us insight into Aristophanes serious views of the Peloponnesian Wars. He distrusted the democratic government, felt disgust with behavior of the executive committee, and honestly felt that truth and peace were the solutions to heal Athens. Peace would bring prosperity and good times.