Vigilant servants, blocked exits, nets all around the house, and yet old Philocleon doesn't give up: he must reach the court, to condemn... In vain his son, Bdelycleon, tries to convince him that the honorary position of a judge is essentially a trap of power to set up political games, he suggest other activities and socializing in vain. And when it seems that he succeeds at some point, things take a completely unexpected turn. The mania of the Athenians to resolve their disputes in court becomes the target of Aristophanic satire and becomes an opportunity for a sarcastic political comment.