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3.52 AVERAGE
3.52 AVERAGE
Funny, enjoyable, well translated. The translation, somehow, felt very American. And the ending left something to be desired.
Oh… to be a bird.
Entertaining but scattered and whittles out in the end.
Entertaining but scattered and whittles out in the end.
This was a great satirical piece. I would love to see this play performed, or recreated as an animated film of the same mold as Hercules (1997 film). A deeply philosophical read that I would encourage anyone to read because of its wide-ranging, creative translation.
A classic comedy that makes you think, without being too tiring to read or too heavy on the message that it wants to get through.
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Read The Birds and The Frogs, two ancient Greek comedies by Aristophanes. Humor is definitely hard to carry over from one year to the next, much less thousands of years. However, overall I did find these to be somewhat funny, though I'm certain quite a bit went over my head. Fortunately, there were decent introductions to each play explaining what was happening and where some of the humor came from. The Birds resonated a bit more as involved a silly war and power struggles which are still happening today. The Frogs seemed to be poking fun at the gods and other Greek philosophers.
funny
informative
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Must have gotten a good translation on this because I enjoyed and understood the play much more then I thought I would.
