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Plato’S Theory Of Forms: Analogy And Metaphor In Plato’S Republic, Anthony Jannotta
Plato’S Theory Of Forms: Analogy And Metaphor In Plato’S Republic, Anthony Jannotta
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It would be impossible to understand Plato’s writings on the nature of justice, beauty, or the good without first understanding Plato’s theory of Forms. Plato gives us a variety of different arguments in favor of his theory; most, if not all, of these arguments are analogical. I will explicate two such arguments, the sun analogy and the argument for the Forms found in book X, evaluating each as they are discussed. The evaluation will be geared toward cogency and consistency. First, though, I briefly explain Plato’s theory of Forms in general before examining these arguments. Ultimately, I will conclude that …
Is Prospero Just? Platonic Virtue In William Shakespeare’S The Tempest, Anthony Jannotta
Is Prospero Just? Platonic Virtue In William Shakespeare’S The Tempest, Anthony Jannotta
Undergraduate Review
The Tempest is often regarded, and rightly so, as Shakespeare’s last great play. Many scholars argue that Prospero is an analogue for Shakespeare himself, noting the similarities between Prospero’s illusory magic and Shakespeare’s poetic genius. The themes of imagination, illusion, and, indeed, theatre itself play an integral role. The line that is perhaps most often cited as evidence for this argument is Prospero’s speech directly after he breaks up the wedding masque in which he refers to “the great globe itself” (IV.i.153). There is a danger, however, in appealing to the author’s biography or treating the biography as paramount, namely …