The Wanderer and Shadow and the Magician had near the same response when they were questioned. Zarathustra went to the Wanderer and Shadow telling them that they cannot be free if they are idolizing the Ass. He questions the Wanderer and Shadow in how they express how much they are free. However, the Wanderer and Shadow stood by the Ugliest Man (the one who killed God) saying that he brought God back. The next one to be on the questioning block is the clever magician. Zarathustra believes that the magician was cleverer than to fall into the trap of praising a false idol. The clever magician knew that he was cleverer than to fall for the trap and said it was hard for him to do, and then he went on to praise the Ass. To all of those who are
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He was stating that Zarathustra was the person keeping everyone else away from God. The Ugliest Man said to Zarathustra that “you are a rogue! Whether that one still lives or lives again or is thoroughly dead—which of the two of us knows that best? I ask you. But one thing I do know; it was from you yourself that I learned it once, O Zarathustra: whoever would kill most thoroughly, laughs.” He is saying that it does not matter if it is a new God or the God that he killed, the God lives. Since the God lives, he was to praise him. He finishes the statement saying that what kills a God is laughter. The mocking and laughing of God is what creates others to turn away from them. If a God does not have anyone to follow them, that would be the death of that God like the Gods of …show more content…
Zarathustra told the “higher men”, “You strange higher men, how well I like you now since you have become gay again. Verily, you have all blossomed; it seems to me such flowers as you are require new festivals, a little brave nonsense, some divine service and ass festival, some old gay fool of a Zarathustra, a roaring wind that blows your souls bright.” He shares that they have changed into something better than what they would when they have found Zarathustra. Even though Zarathustra does not condone the actions that were taken to have these “new festivals”, but he is glad in the fact that they are able to react this way to something. He finishes the sermon by telling the “higher men” that when they celebrate the ass festival again, to do it remembrance of them now being better than whom they were. In the sermon, “The Ass Festival”, we were able to see many different turns that had been taken by Zarathustra. He began in pure anger and was more joyful towards the end at the “higher men”. He moves from the “God is dead” rhetoric to a sense of accomplishment because his guests are now recovering from the ways they once lived. It was alarming that they were to praise the Ass but they were thinking again and back to way that they were able to strengthen themselves. He wants them to now celebrate the festival in a way that
He was stating that Zarathustra was the person keeping everyone else away from God. The Ugliest Man said to Zarathustra that “you are a rogue! Whether that one still lives or lives again or is thoroughly dead—which of the two of us knows that best? I ask you. But one thing I do know; it was from you yourself that I learned it once, O Zarathustra: whoever would kill most thoroughly, laughs.” He is saying that it does not matter if it is a new God or the God that he killed, the God lives. Since the God lives, he was to praise him. He finishes the statement saying that what kills a God is laughter. The mocking and laughing of God is what creates others to turn away from them. If a God does not have anyone to follow them, that would be the death of that God like the Gods of …show more content…
Zarathustra told the “higher men”, “You strange higher men, how well I like you now since you have become gay again. Verily, you have all blossomed; it seems to me such flowers as you are require new festivals, a little brave nonsense, some divine service and ass festival, some old gay fool of a Zarathustra, a roaring wind that blows your souls bright.” He shares that they have changed into something better than what they would when they have found Zarathustra. Even though Zarathustra does not condone the actions that were taken to have these “new festivals”, but he is glad in the fact that they are able to react this way to something. He finishes the sermon by telling the “higher men” that when they celebrate the ass festival again, to do it remembrance of them now being better than whom they were. In the sermon, “The Ass Festival”, we were able to see many different turns that had been taken by Zarathustra. He began in pure anger and was more joyful towards the end at the “higher men”. He moves from the “God is dead” rhetoric to a sense of accomplishment because his guests are now recovering from the ways they once lived. It was alarming that they were to praise the Ass but they were thinking again and back to way that they were able to strengthen themselves. He wants them to now celebrate the festival in a way that