Le vespe - Gli uccelli

Very much a reflecting of our own society 13 June 2012 This ancient Athenian play is about something that is quite close to our heart even today:the generation gap. I remember reading a play in High School English called One Day of the Year which is also about the generation gap, though in this play Leggi tutto

Lo he leído porque me lo mandaron leer en un clase de humanidades y tenía 0 expectativas, y la vd q me ha gustado bastante, ha tenido gracia y todo

Fyndið leikrit, bæði á sinn eigin hátt en einnig að því leytinu til sem það er rosalega "topical" og "local"—maður tengir bara ekkert við það að það sé eitthvað tiltekið vandamál "hversu margir elska að mæta til kviðdóms"—við bara eigum enga raunverulega hliðstæðu við þetta, að 500-1500 manns hafi v Leggi tutto

Okay, I'm not quite sure what Aristophanes was on when he wrote this play. Aside from having a typical satirical tone, The Wasps has some very odd qualities to it, including men arguing with wasps and dancers dressing up as crabs. Maybe it's because the opening of the play shows two completely waste Leggi tutto

I find reading the classics something fabulous! The Wasps is an ancient Greek play written by Aristophanes poking fun at the jury system and the perhaps strong litigiousness in the Athenian Society. I found it very fun indeed (and because I am a dog person the trial of the dog is second to none!!).

A very unique and comedic look at the politics and economics of Greece. Wasps shows how when men can cluster together in a political forum, they turn ravenous and deadly towards others and towards themselves. But since this is written by Aristophanes, he also manages to juggle this message along wit Leggi tutto