 Falkner notes that in tragedy the elderly are presented as quixotic and obsessed with the prospect of doom inherent in old age; he also notes that often the elderly are presented as mourners within plays, perhaps relating to the number of sorrows old age allows one to accrue in mind.Aristophanes uses the chorus of the elderly for varying reasons within his comedies.For example, the chorus of the elderly within "The Wasps" plays both a comedic role and also serves as a political counterfoil to the young, cosmopolitans of Athens.