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Aristophanes' most fantastic comedy. Two Athenians, out of boredom, persuade birds to build a new city in the clouds – Nephelokokygia (Cloudcuckoo City). The dream of an ideal society turns into a daring utopia and a parody of power.
A comedy in which the god Dionysus descends into the underworld to bring the best tragedian back to Athens. Aeschylus and Euripides clash in an underground competition, and the comedy humorously discusses the fate of tragedy, art, and Athenian society in
In the comedy Pokondirena tikva, the main character Fema, an ordinary citizen obsessed with the upper class, comically tries to play the role of a lady. The play mocks snobbery, hypocrisy, and the desire for someone else's appearance and manners.
The action takes place in a small town where the daily lives and moral dilemmas of the characters are shown through humorous situations and dialogues.
Together, these two comedies show Steria as a master of satire, who exposes society's flaws through humor: in "Tvrdica" human greed, and in "Rodoljupci" political hypocrisy.