The character in the comedy supposedly walks on air and, according to Socrates, talks nonsense. ... This comedy is about the ridiculous thinking of the sophists, especially Socrates, and takes up the attitude that Socrates in his defence speech says that most people have about him. ... He is introduced as "walking upon air and attacking the mystery of the sun" (page 121, Penguin edition, The Clouds, Aristophanes). It may well be possible that Socrates investigated meteorological phenomena, but that character's statement that for such an examination his thought must be "suspended" shows...

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One accusation he did not set himself up for were those made in the famous play write Aristophanes" play, The Clouds. In the comedy, Aristophanes makes Socrates appear as a crazy old man who floats on a cloud talking gibberish. The comedy itself accuses Socrates of being a Sophist. ... For anyone who did not know or did not come into contact with Socrates, the comedy distorted their perception of him. ... Aristophanes comedy, The Cloud, and a couple of angry wealthy men led to Socrates" demise. ...

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He was wrongly portrayed in the comedy The Clouds. ... Socrates name was well known during that time period, and was friends with Aristophanes. ... This play is a comedy, which means that it is supposed to be humorous and be entertaining to people. ... The comedy the Clouds portrays Natural Philosophers as not believing in the gods, and this is probably where Mellitus gets the notion of that. ... The only thing which he could be found guilty of could be that the people of the world are ignorant to the meaning of a comedy and therefore thought he was all of these things. ...

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Comedy was also seen during the 400's BC. Aristophanes, who wrote plays in the style Old Comedy, was a great writer of comic plays. ... With its elements of political and social satire, government leaders no longer permitted Old Comedy. ...

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During the Hellenic and Hellenistic periods, the ancient Greeks were hard at work, making long-lasting contributions to art, poetry, drama, sports, mathematics, science and philosophy. The Hellenic period, also called the "classical period, lasted from 1200 B.C. to 334 B.C. and were the years noted ...

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