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To what extent do you think Aristophanes intends to make serious points through Farce, visual humour and obscenity in Thesmophoriazusae?  

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To what extent do you think Aristophanes intends to make serious points through Farce, visual humour and obscenity in Thesmophoriazusae? There have been many arguments as to Aristophanes views and politics. Some arguing that it is almost impossible to determine any serious view points Aristophanes may have being trying to say through his plays. While many others may argue, that points made in the Parabasis and through the various comic styles, are the key to what Aristophanes thought and believed. With so little evidence of Aristophanes himself, it is hard to prove a case either way. While taking into account the social climate at the time and what the main aims of the plays were, I will be looking into Thesmophoriazusae and whether Aristophanes was attempting to make any serious points through various styles of humour. In order to determine whether Aristophanes was putting forward a serious point, it helps to look at...

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