"In The Frogs, the protagonists travel to the underworld to revive playwrights, in the hope that great art can bring moral direction to their war-torn, apathetic societies.
The protagonists forego their first choice playwrights (Euripides or Shaw) known for their instructive and clear morality to return with more forthcoming, lyrical playwrights (Aeschylus, Shakespeare), making the case that art can change the world more effectively when it is beautiful, even as beauty comes at the cost of its moral character."