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jannekurki's review against another edition
funny
informative
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
casparb's review against another edition
4.0
Very timely for me and I think a beautifully necessary bash of Socrates. Aristophanes is, as has been pointed out, reductive in terms of philosophical school. But as a play, The Clouds is genuinely amusing! A welcome surprise, though perhaps one can have too many fart jokes.
Worth a go if you have a free afternoon or thereabouts.
Worth a go if you have a free afternoon or thereabouts.
atlas_shruggs's review against another edition
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Damn Aeschylus really likes his dick jokes huh? The writing is fun and the characters are absolutely infuriating. I wanted to smack Strepsiades multiple times throughout the play, I really related to Socrates when he was trying to teach him. He was stubborn and dumb and ugh. I know Aeschylus was trying to ridicule the Socratic thinkers but honestly they sounded pretty fun. I liked the clouds as well, they're pretty.
kirarayfield's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
pizzaboy's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
michael__'s review against another edition
2.0
Sigh. I think I'm in the minority here, but for the most part, I just don't find Aristophanes funny. I found myself reading over passages thinking, Okay, I should be laughing, but probably ended up looking like this the entire time:
That is all.
That is all.
arcyeus's review against another edition
2.0
Interesting how Aristophanes satirises Socrates' more 'rational' arguments as compared to what, in his time, was considered the 'true' state of affairs - a world surveilled and acted upon by the great pantheon of Greek gods. Nevertheless, from an external (current) point of view, both sides of the argument turn out to be wrong. It is an interesting case study though into the concept of Justified True Belief (JTB), especially with the dialogues between Right Logic and Wrong Logic. I also liked how Aristophanes' parabasis proper actually feels metafictional in a way. For example, he calls on the audience to vote for this play over the other prizes, and praises it in a break from the normal narrative.