Aristophanes was a famous comic poet of ancient Athens who has written thirty plays but only eleven survived. Throughout his plays and his comedy there are examples of a genre known as Old Comedy. Many of his plays are similar in the ways that they are written, with either certain similarities of certain themes or ideas. However many of his plays differ as well. Some of his famous plays are known as Lysistrata and The Clouds. Aristophanes Lysistrata focuses on a woman’s mission to end the Peloponnesian
Background**(Aristophanes born in Athens between 450-445 B.C.E. was a Greek writer, wrote plays about Athens. During the Peloponnesian war, Athens was starving and not doing so well but Aristophanes wrote his plays of humor and satire to please and communicate with the community in Athens.) Aristophanes Clouds is a satire written prior 423 BCE in Athens, Greece. It was first performed in 423 BCE in the original version. This satire play starts with Strepsiades worrying about his debt because his
were used to relay messages to the Athenian people. It was through these plays that were “the most important medium of censorship” that authors had the ability to comment, influence and effect Athenian polity. The main characters of Aristophanes’ Clouds are Socrates, Strepsiades and his son Phidippides. Strepsiades comes from the countryside and is accustomed to the “simple life”. However after marrying a woman from the city, he ends up moving there. His son being raised in the city has put
himself is speaking, rather than Plato. Socrates has made incredible contributions to epistemology and his ideology is today a strong foundation for much of Western philosophy. In Four Texts on Socrates, Plato’s Euthyphro, Apology and Crito and Aristophanes’ Clouds are included. The focus will remain on the Socratic Dialogues, specifically the Apology and Crito. The Apology is an account of a speech Socrates makes at his trial in which he is charged with not recognizing the gods recognized by the state
and enlighten people around him about the virtue of one’s soul and prove that one is not as wise as they think to themselves to be, but knows nothing about what they claim. The legend of Socrates begin through the eyes of Plato, Xenophon, and Aristophanes; whom continues the surviving tales of Socrates teachings. Each of these men’s have their own view of Socrates; some aspects may be negative and some are mindful. In the literature of “The Apology of Socrates” (Plato) gives an understanding of
Comedy is differentiated based on the time period it was written on and how one interprets it as well. In Lysistrata, written by Aristophanes, Aristophanes explores the issue of the Peloponnesian War by writing the story in the form of comedy to get his anti-war message across. He also criticizes society and tries to improve it. Aristophanes uses high comedy to show many different topics about war, social class barriers and peace between the Athenians and the Spartans. He also uses low comedy in
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Aristophanes wrote Lysistrata to entertain and amuse audiences. Lysistrata takes place in Athens during the prolonged Peloponnesian War between Spartan and Athenian warriors. The play was mainly concerned with the idiocy of a war fought among natural allies. In other words, the war between Athens and Sparta was an exercise in stupidity; a senseless waste of people and resources. Although the play is superficially a demonstration of low and high comic dimensions, it also considers profound philosophical
playwright Aristophanes have written plays that coincide to current issues and disrupt in the government. In 411 BCE, Aristophanes written a play called Lysistrata that reflects the war between Athens and Sparta. The play includes an uprising within the women of both Sparta and Athens to refuse sexual encounters from men until a treaty is discuss. This play is categorize as satirical because the playwright incorporated sexual humors throughout the play with a hidden motive. In a sense, Aristophanes used
Rohan Harrison Professor Mandoiu AUCW 180 25 October 2015 Lust for Peace Power through sexuality seems to be a prevalent theme in Lysistrata, by Aristophanes. In the play, men and women are both seen as being equally lustful towards each other. Despite this, the women seem to prevail through this protest. The women get what they want through one of the earliest noted peaceful protests, while the men give in. Given the circumstances of modern times, and the progression of moral understanding through