The three contesets in the Knights
- Created by: Amelia Louise Harris
- Created on: 16-05-16 11:51
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- The Contests in Knights
- Agon ONE
- Absurd accusations against one another are made.
- threats towards one another
- Phap: " I'll stretch your hide, I'll give you no relief"
- S.S. " I'll make your skin a wallet for a thief"
- S.S. " I'll make your skin a wallet for a thief"
- Phap: " I'll stretch your hide, I'll give you no relief"
- Pylos
- "look what happened when he pretended to be a tough man and went and reaped someone else's harvest"
- "I'm not afraid of you not while the Council chamber stands and the people sits assembly [aside] with open mouths and empty brain boxes"
- ludicrous competition
- "a first rate liar too!" to which Paph responds "that's stepping on my territory!"
- "I'm a real thief are you? "
- Story of the politician seeing ** and telling him he'll be "the peoples watchdog one day"
- ** unfairly beats Phaph (literally) with the help of Demosthenes.
- leads on to the next contest in which P tries to win over the ekklesia
- P proves he has a hold over the council, admits to bribing, lying and steeling.
- Contest TWO
- reported by the **
- the two try to win over the Boule.
- When ** gets there it seems the Pahap has them "listening intently" and "being taken in by his lies and trickery"
- a lot of references to the volume of P's voice. seems those who shout the loudest do best
- Mock religion, prays to the gods of "wool pulling" and then "bows low in the acceptance of the omen" which was the "fart" of a man in the Boule
- absurd situation.
- "the council were all on their feet shouting sardines sardines!"
- "for an obol's worth of coriander I've got the whole council in my back pocket
- S.S clearly wins. the Paph is thrown out of the assembly
- Contest TWO
- reported by the **
- the two try to win over the Boule.
- When ** gets there it seems the Pahap has them "listening intently" and "being taken in by his lies and trickery"
- a lot of references to the volume of P's voice. seems those who shout the loudest do best
- Mock religion, prays to the gods of "wool pulling" and then "bows low in the acceptance of the omen" which was the "fart" of a man in the Boule
- absurd situation.
- "the council were all on their feet shouting sardines sardines!"
- "for an obol's worth of coriander I've got the whole council in my back pocket
- S.S clearly wins. the Paph is thrown out of the assembly
- references to peace "wot, Peace, nah thank you"
- Contest TWO
- references to peace "wot, Peace, nah thank you"
- The Ekklesia, THREE
- Gifts to the people
- Cushion for battle scars
- shoes and a sleeved tunic
- Cushion for battle scars
- Leather jacket
- used tissue
- Leather jacket
- TP takes his ring from the Paph
- Table (S.S.) and chair (P)
- "at home the old man's perfectly intelligent, put him on that hill and he gawpes as if he's trying to catch a fig"
- Visual/ verbal humour
- "knocking violently on the door" to get the people to come out
- "thepeoplekins! daddy!" (**)
- absurdity as the two try to prove love
- "because the people I love you I truly do" P's explanation for being beaten up
- "I'm also your lover" **
- the use of Omens
- P claims the people is destined to rule the world
- ** claims that the people shall wear a golden crown, a purple robe and ride a golden chariot
- Visual humour in the carrying of the oracles and the clash when trying to get to theirs first
- P claims that he must be protected by the people
- uses the oracles to try and save himself after the people declares P his steward
- P claims that he is the lion in the oracle and as such thepeople must protect him
- the People say he is like Leon, anther way of referring to Antileon a tyrant of Athens
- Context
- The people asks ** if he is a descendant from Harmdius the Liberator"
- a loved Athenian who assassinated the brother of Hippias losing his own life in the process
- earlier the ** accuses P of being the grandson of "king Happyarse"
- A dictator
- equivalent to accusing someone of being an descendant of Hitler
- Antileon
- equivalent to accusing someone of being an descendant of Hitler
- A dictator
- earlier the ** accuses P of being the grandson of "king Happyarse"
- A dictator
- Antileon
- A dictator
- The people asks ** if he is a descendant from Harmdius the Liberator"
- "how long have you been carrying on your fiddles without my knowing it?" marks a change in the peoples perspective
- Absurd accusations
- ** accuses P of having "a whole army of tanners" waiting for him to take over
- "he deliberately tried to suffocate you" leather jacket
- "he wanted you to buy lots of it [...] the start farting when you were in the jury and kill each other with the fumes"
- hampers
- §P à Cake made of Barley; ** à Bread soaked in soup §P à Slice of fish; ** à meat boiled with soup with a special cut of tripe §P à gravy boat; ** à ribs of beef §P à slice of cake; ** à whole cake §Jugged hare – ** steals it
- the ending
- mock tragedy P has anagnoriasis
- "oh woe is me, I'm finished"
- ends up flogging his guts out
- mock tragedy P has anagnoriasis
- Gifts to the people
- Agon ONE
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