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A 4 page paper which examines elements from
Aristophanes’ The Clouds.” No additional sources cited.
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4 pages (~225 words per page)
File: JR7_RAclouds.rtf
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play that makes comments on the thoughts of the time period, predominantly comments towards philosophy. The following paper first provides a brief summary of the play and then the essay
discuses different aspects or elements within Aristophanes play "The Clouds." Summary The plot of this story involves a father and his son. The father, Strepsiades, is a wealthy man,
but is soon to no longer be a wealthy man if he does not do something about his situation. His situation is primarily that which involves his son. The father
is in great debt at the beginning of the story because of the reckless and frivolous nature of the son Phidippides. The father is at a loss at the beginning
of the play, not knowing what to do about all his debts. The father then hears about the "Thinking" shop where people get together and learn the art of argument
in relationship to the field of philosophy. The father sees this as a form of hope for his problems. He think that if he can learn the art of persuasive
argument he can pull one over on his creditors and come out ahead in the long run. Unfortunately, the father soon finds that he has no gift for learning the
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 his son
to the school hoping his son could learn and then argue against the creditors. However, this plan backfires on the father. The son learns to argue incredibly well, he is
a natural at it, and he turns his argument towards his father, beating him up and then offering such a logical argument that his father could not complain. However, in
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