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Aristophanes (446 - 389 BCE) - The Clouds

Aristophanes (446 - 389 BCE) - The Clouds

Written by: Michela Bertazzo
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Strepsiades is an Athenian burdened with debt from a bad marriage and a spendthrift son. He resolves to go to the Thinking Shop, where he can purchase lessons from the famous Socrates in ways to manipulate language in order to outwit his creditors in court. Socrates, represented as a cunning, manipulative, irreverent sophist, has little success with the dull-witted Strepsiades, but is able to teach the old man's son Phidippides a few tricks. In the end, the play is a cynical, clever commentary on Old Ways vs. New Ways, to the disparagement of the former. - Summary by ExpatriateCopyright Michela Bertazzo Art
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  • Part II

    Part II
    Jul 21 2026
    33 mins
  • Part III

    Part III
    Jul 21 2026
    31 mins
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    Jul 21 2026
    35 mins
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