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    different images about the characteristics of Socrates. One of the images was written in Clouds by Aristophanes and the other was described in The Apology by Plato. Before getting into the details of these two different images of Socrates, we should have an idea that the purpose of each author should be completely different because of the difference of the genres. Clouds was a work of comedy,…

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    King James I, the commissioner of the King James Bible and one of the first Stuart Kings of England, was widely known to have secret homosexual relationships. Some of his most famous courtiers were the Earl of Somerset and the Duke of Buckingham, the latter eliciting a slew of rumors and semi-fictitious stories. While some chose to ignore these rumors, others scoffed at James and used his possible homophobic desires as a reason to tarnish his legacy. King James’ 16th and 17th century England…

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    madness. It disrupts the lives of individuals as “their days are passed at the mercy of another’s whim” (Lucretius 51). They begin to “die from hunger and general idleness, because they would not do anything apart from each other” (The Speech of Aristophanes, 191a-b). They lose sight of their duties and strength, and instead focus on the “icy heartache” associated with love (Lucretius 49). The lover’s pleasure unavoidably involves heartsickness and pain. Often the lovers become so overwhelmed…

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    The Lysistrata Analysis

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    Sex and politics is the main topic in the anti-war comedy, The Lysistrata, written by “The father of comedy,” Aristophanes, which first staged in 411 BCE. One may argue that this play is based on feminism, and although it may seem that way, women are actually victims of prejudice who play under the role of using their sexuality to get what they want. Thus, this play accounts of one woman’s mission, Lysistrata, to end the Peloponnesian war by convincing all the women of Greece to stop engaging in…

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    objects. This view of women is not only held by the males, but of the women too! “How on earth could we do something like that – sensible and marvelous? We sit around all tarted up in sexy clothes and makeup, expensive negligees and fancy shoes” (Aristophanes 58). The women themselves cannot fathom how they are to bring about political change. Yet, it is through the very lenses in which the men view the women that they, the women, are able to gain power. The self-empowerment of the Greek women…

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    which many Greek partygoers give their input, including Aristophanes. Aristophanes’ claim is that Love is what brings the halves together, the halves humans were split into by Zeus. Odysseus is on a quest that takes him from his kingdom and wife. Although Odysseus has relationships with other women on his quest, he still insists on going back to his wife, whom he loves. Thus, Odysseus’ relentlessness to go back to Penelope is evident of Aristophanes’ theory of Love and going back to his other…

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    at the Greek poet, Agathon’s house (Raneiri 43). Although each speech brings something different to the conversation, each is centered on the ideals and human conceptions of love. Particularly, the speeches of Aristophanes and Diotima focus on the origins of love. In his speech, Aristophanes…

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    Plato's Symposium

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    Plato utilized the dialogue form in Plato’s Symposium is that in this style, the characters in the work of literature can voice their opinions. The characters can also seem to speak to the readers who read the work of literature. Let’s take Pausanias accordingly. From the first paragraph of his speech about love, he said, “I don’t expect you’ll disagree with me about the two goddesses, will you?” From this question he poses to the reader, it seems that he can tell that the reader will accept…

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    Traditional and shocking sometimes is not promising; Spike Lee’s 2015 film, Chiraq, is a hit or miss for audiences based on background knowledge of the Aristophanes’ Greek classic, Lysistrata. Although Lee keeps the same plot structure of classic comedy and adds new male characters, his lack of Lysistrata’s original famous wool metaphor has left the film fall flat. Lee’s views on the importance of the upcoming presidential are just lost in translation. In ancient Greece, the point of comedy was…

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    his most important Socratic works, their significance with the Socratic problem, and their differences with writings of other contemporaries, such as Aristophanes. Most importantly, Xenophon’s Socratic contribution helps shed light on the reason why Socrates seemed to choose death over anything else. The testimonies of both Xenophon and Aristophanes are incredibly different, yet still they share a single similarity. Obviously the authors have two very different styles of writing. Xenophon’s…

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