Aristophanes

of slavery to a bright and glowing promised land.” While King was indeed very impressed and inspired by this act, he then says, “In spite of its magnificence, I wouldn’t stop there.” King then proceeds to state, “Plato, Aristotle, Euripides and Aristophanes assembled” and again says, “I wouldn’t stop there, I would go on” and procced to the Roman Empire where one of the first well rounded cultures began along with democracy and yet again he, “Wouldn’t stop there”. King then says he would even…

Love in a way can be described as something that has to be felt from the deep roots of our soul. It is something that we all need and desire whether it is sexual,common or consensual. You see, everybody shows their love and affection different from each other, nobody is the same. However the question that keeps getting brought up is, what exactly is this thing we call love? At the start of the symposium each of the philosophers and poets start to explain what the concept of love is to each one…

masculinity in this play. These two passages reveal the fragility of masculinity. This fragility is revealed through their tendency for violence and aggression, poor decision-making abilities and absolute refusal to be questioned about their decisions. Aristophanes uses these passages to remark on how instead of men being the stronger sex, their fragile masculinity ultimately makes them inferior to women. When the Councilor attempts to end the women’s siege on the Acropolis, Lysistrata…

Before the earliest human ancestors learned to harness fire and even after the technological boom of the twenty-first century, love is an ever present emotion that accelerates the drive to reproduce. Love is the basis for budding relationships, whether they be familial, friendly, or romantic. Scientists, philosophers, authors, and even college students have tried to get to the core of what love is, how it is experienced, and whether it is biologically present or able to fluctuate or change.…

According to Paoli, there has always been an interest of acting in Rome, so it isn’t surprising that they had some of the most iconic play styles. Rome shouldn’t get all the credit however, a lot of their ideas were actually borrowed from the Greeks. Plays weren’t very popular at first but soon, they had caught the attention “among the better educated classes, [so] it’s not hard to imagine the attraction they had for the man in the street” (Carcopino), and this shows how interested the romans…

of a man, namely leading a group of women to force men to end a war. In this rare instance where a woman may have portrayed masculine values extra steps were taken to ensure that viewers of the play were reminded of Lysistrata’s feminine status (Aristophanes, Lysistrata). At the end of the play, a woman named Reconciliation was literally divided up for the men. At the end of the day, it is the men who remain in…

tempted by beauty, “And once you have seen it , you will never be seduced again by the charm of gold, of dress, of comely boys, you will care nothing for the beauties that used to take your breath away.”(Plato on Love 212d). In the speech Aristophanes, Aristophanes applauds male to male relationships. In his speech he is able to recognize that love is more than just physical needs it is longing to regain a lost happiness. It reveals that we are not so much attracted to a person’s qualities, but…

What is Greek Theatre? Still now Greek Theatre is used to speak to vast audiences all over the world. It is still studied in classrooms and lecture halls everywhere. Dramatic interpretations are ever changing and new translations are continuously being adapted. Greek plays where written 2,500 years ago and there themes are and will always to valid to the society that they are studied in. Most of the information and research we have on Greek Theatre is from the plays themselves. We can also…

Without applying both wisdoms the student of the philosopher becomes narrow minded and begins to lack the understanding of the world outside the Thinkery. Aristophanes does a great job of depicting Socrates as a practical philosopher because Socrates lacks to see the world’s problems. In fact, Socrates’s mindset is to manipulate these idle men like Strepsiades and persuade them into thinking that the world’s…

in the home, or anywhere. If these topics were discussed at the assembly, the whole Athenian system would fall apart. However, the playwright, Aristophanes, talked about these topics using humor throughout the play which created a light mood. Somehow it became okay to talk about such things if it refers to them in a joking matter. I think that Aristophanes was trying to get a message across without being too direct with awkward topics. At first I felt a little uncomfortable talking about such…