The theater was loved by all, and not only because the majority of the population of Athens celebrated with drinks and singing, but because the performances of the plays had created entertainment and inspiration for many other theater writers out there. Sophocles created approximately 123 plays, but only seven have survived. The tragedies written by Sophocles focused heavily on the relationships between man and the gods, or between man and nature. One of his most famous works was the Oedipus Rex, where the people of Thebes have been afflicted by a plague and Oedipus tries to serve the gods. This was one of his most famous works, however he never won in the Dionysia competition because he believed it was too ahead of its time. He was a very serious man and his tragedies had portrayed his personality. Aristophanes, however, was known to be an idiot and also one of the greatest comedians of his time. During his lifetime he had written nearly forty-four plays, eleven of which survive today. The plays he wrote made fun of just about everyone, no matter the gender or status of the people in the plays. This is demonstrated by his work Lysistrata, in which an Athenian woman takes control of the acropolis and takes the position known only to men to end the Peloponnesian War. Unfortunately his sense of humor was not liked by everyone, this can be assumed because he only placed first three times in the Dionysia competition. Sophocles and Aristophanes were considered geniuses for their ability to create extraordinary works of art through theater. And they still inspire theater students today because there are several modern re-enactments of them