Simplify the following text for a Grade 13 native English-speaking person.
Original: Appearing as a character in the play , Aeschylus claims at line 1022 that his Seven against Thebes `` made everyone watching it to love being warlike '' ; with his Persians , Aeschylus claims at lines 1026-7 that he `` taught the Athenians to desire always to defeat their enemies . ''
Simplified: Aeschylus is a character in the play and says that his Seven against Thebes `` made everyone watching it to love being warlike '' ( line 1022 ) ; with his Persians , he says he `` taught the Athenians to desire always to defeat their enemies '' ( line 1026-7 ) .