CLASSIC 10 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Long Walls, Decelea, Hoplite
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The arc of athens" ambition and downfall. In the stone quarries, where they are held as pows, syracuse treated them badly at first. Tormented by the sun"s heat and cold air. Had to do everything in a narrow space. Representation of power in and on the stage. Interested in power and political power and mocking many of the people current of his time. War dwells where the gods used to live. More comic version, the gods have given up, they don"t want to hear prayers anymore. Ludicrous way; war is sitting there eating their food. Beauty blossomed forth at every stage of his physical growth and made him charming and desirable. Unnecessary to say anything about his beauty. Plutarch thinks that persona and charisma are important. I"m not a historian, i"m interested in small gestures and signs of the soul . Tidbits of character that are still part of the biographical position. People were mesmerized by his looks and charm.
