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This paper examines various forms of feminism seen in two works by Shakespeare's, Midsummer Night's Dream, and Aristophanes', Lys...
to see that Aristophanes was a conservative through and through and seemed to prefer an almost aristocratic rule to a democratic o...
by, at least, a millennium. For them, they are merely being "realistic" and that such realism can serve as a basis for a social or...
yet does not lose faith in the just and true" (Plato Jowett Translation Characters). In this we see that Plato appears to be indic...
indication of satire must be seen in the name and the role of the Clouds, these are women that take the place of the goods, who ar...
In 8 pages this paper compares how fear and power are thematically portrayed in these 5th century Greek plays. There are 5 source...
sense one gets at the end of the work, that under the humorous aspects, there is something very sad occurring. It does appear that...
In eight pages the idealization of women and the restrictions placed upon them as reflected in Aristophanes' Lysistrata, Antigone ...
In five pages this report examines how family dynamics were portrayed in epic literature in a consideration of Sappho's poetry, Ar...
a companion, and returns again after a longer lapse of time. In Part Two, he sets out once more, but his journey takes him much f...
In six pages this paper examines the Greek concept of eros or love as it is portrayed in these works by Plato and Hippolytus with ...
In a paper consisting of nine pages the seriousness of Aristophanes' comedies 'The Birds' and 'The Clouds' is considered. Seven s...
-- but to deny their husbands sex until the men agree to sign a treaty. It is the women, therefore, who actually end the war. Rea...
another thing: ? young men of the richer classes, who have not much to do, come about me of their own accord; they like to hear th...
even screenwriters who disguise them as interesting stories. The original Star Trek was great at teaching these moral lessons whil...
thing. CLEONICE (wearily) And is it thick too? LYSISTRATA...
profit than seeking knowledge. The schools headmaster was Socrates, and Strepsiades hopes that Phidippides will be able to apply ...
art of argument. He is a lost cause at the school and he is deemed too stupid to really be taught this fine art. He then sends ...
their worthiness within the stringent boundaries of a male-dominated existence speaks volumes about the inherent fortitude that co...
they can stop the men from going off to war and would ultimately bring some peace. The premise of the story is a tragic one, in th...
a man. She is fighting to ensure that he has a proper burial and she has no thoughts for herself. Ismene simply wants to be a good...
also notes that even when she met with her husband near the end she still did not run into his arms, remaining cautious and loyal ...
in fifth century Athens, actually led the nation (190). Some might argue that the leadership was based on age and gender and so al...
In six pages various principles of democracy are examined within the context of the texts The Politics of Democracy by Pendleton H...
In five pages this paper considers whether Athenian democracy reflects the democracy concept including a case study from the perio...
In four pages this text is reviewed and comparisons are made between Athenian and American democracies....
In four pages democracy and its demands are examined in terms of social ideals and education's role....
of settling a dispute. In fact, during King Henry IIs reign (1133-1189), "no other legal means was recognized for the settlement ...
(The U.S. Department of States Bureau of International Information Programs). Or, as Abraham Lincoln is famous for noting, a democ...
in fact, last summer when the governor of New Jersey appointed a "friend" to the position of state homeland security. The "friend"...