the art of poetry in frogs - euripides + aeschylus Flashcards
What did Euripides do when he went to the underworld?
E showed off to the villains, muggers, killers etc
He appeals to the bad people of the underworld
How does Euripides response when told to give up his throne?
He refuses and says “dont tell me what to do”
Who does Aeschylus pray to?
Demeter - a Greek god
Who does Euripides pray to? What does this show?
His own elements/attributes
He is self assured
What does Euripides refer to when talking about Aeschylus’ plays? What does this mean?
Ref to Achilles + Niobes faces being covered
The idea that Aeschylus’ choral odes + parados’ are so long that half of the play goes by before characters are introduced
What analogy does Euripides do when talking about Aeschylus’ work?
He compares Aeschylus’ words to an obese woman
What does Euripides say he does/introduces in his plays? Why is this ironic?
He gives women + slaves an equal voice
Ironic bc Euripides was accused of misogyny in Aristophanes’ other plays
What does Aeschylus say about Euripides’ characters?
They weren’t noble - people can’t look up to them
What does Aeschylus say about the women written by Euripides?
A says the the women E writes about aren’t noble + good representations of how a woman should behave
What does Shepard call Euripides?
E is the poet of reason, “and if you will sophistry”
What does Aeschylus call Euripides’ work?
It’s very predicable because it always has an iambic mode
How does Euripides respond to Dionysus’ question of what they would tell Alcibiades?
He says he hates a man who’s quick to help himself, but not to help the city
How does Aeschylus respond to Dionysus’ question of what they would tell Alcibiades?
He says one shouldn’t raise a lion cub in a city
In a way asks why they’re surprised because a lion cub will always grow up to be a lion
Maybe he has more hope when he’s older
How does the chorus refer to Aeschylus?
He is quick to understand, learns + has some sense - he’s a good thing for the citizens
How does the chorus refer to Euripides?
He wastes his time, he’s pompous, petty + deranged
