5/5/2023 0 Comments Save the frogs poetry contest![]() Sophisticated irony and other such linguistic techniques to communicate its Status, comedic writing reduces humanity and even great figures to the lowest Rather than elevating human figures to heroic Useful in conveying political ideas to the masses. Principles, such as the god-like qualities of humans and the struggles of the It elevates society by discussing abstract Humanity from whose mistakes and experiences the audience learns. Writing and its effects are greatly underestimated. Tragedy is often viewed as the greater power in theatre the power of comedic Aristophanes did not support Kleophon’s persuasion of the demos to continue The weaknesses and thought-processes of the Athenian army and itsĪlso makes his opposition to the rule of Kleophonįinal lines, the chorus calls for “ Kleophon andĪll similar aliens” to “go home and fight”. In situations like these came from his persuasiveness and his knowledge of Alcibiades wasĪn Athenian who advised the Spartans to take Decalaeia. Of their city, and their own colonies and allies were everywhere inĪlluding to the danger of Alcibiades to Athens. This allusion reminds the audience ofĬontrol of their own outlying areas, the Spartans were almost at the gates “feast at Diomeia” referred to randomly on pageĥ28, was unable to be held because the Spartans had taken over Decalaeia, a military fort. Socrates was president of the assemblyĪt the time and tried to keep the generals from being executed, but Retribution the generals, including Pericles The battle was a success for the Athenians however, the collateralĭamage was great, with around 5000 men lost. Just before the play was written and performed. Of Arginousai, fought in the summer of 406BC, Sophistic argument about the latter’s load to carry (p482) is the battle “sea battle” which is referred to in Dionysos and Xanthias’ Situation in 405BC, and the events that brought it there: Political allusions that exist in the play, one must have a certain amount of Therefore, in order to understand the many To speak, while Aristophanes was working on the play. Was defeated in 404, the writing was on the wall, so Rhetoric and jargon need themselves to be “translated” to understandĪt the Lenaia Festival of 405BC. The Cold War translation of the Peloponnesian War, the translation of The Frogs is also problematic as it Intended meanings of the puns are still conveyed. Much of the humor in the text, and have altered the language so that the Note, however, that Arrowsmith, Lattimore, and Parker have not directly translated The audience is unable to fully appreciate the humor and themes of theĬulture comedy is based on fine word choice that can be lost in the Knowledge of the social and political context in which a play was written, The topicality of comedy, especially GreekĬomedy which is intensely political, means that without an extensive ![]() References that only a contemporary audience could appreciate. Plays are difficult to appreciate since they include many allusions and Writing, the elements by which they are brought about are very Potential for their fulfillment are similar in both styles of dramatic Though it becomes clear in studying The Frogs that the aims and Techniques used in both tragic and comedic works. Study of a comedy allows for an investigation of the different dramatic Showing that Greek society was not totally dominated by a fateful, bleak Presents a more realistic and well-rounded cross-section of Greek theatre, The pros and cons of this debate are asĪre too many tragedies in the course, showing only one side to GreekĮxamples of the comedic element of Greek theatre, which made up about half In the Literature Humanities course is a highly debated topic. ![]() The controversy surrounding the study of The Frogs
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