What is the theme in The Frogs, and Other Plays. Translated with an Introd. by David Barrett by Aristophanes?

Aeschylus vs. Euripides is another theme. Although we only directly see the debate and conflict between Aeschylus and Euripides in The Frogs, it is in the background of much of Aristophanes' thinking about drama and poetry. Aristophanes is very concerned about the social order and how to restore it. In his day, Athens has degenerated from the grand state that is was in under the rule of Pericles to a crude imitation of itself. He sees his countrymen persuaded by demagogues like Cleon to continue disastrous wars and to prosecute poets like himself.