Aristophanes' The Knights
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- The sense of nostalgia for days gone by before corruption entered the system.
- The leader of the chorus makes reference to the time of past generations who did not demand the rewards men such as Cleon did and were tougher - builidng a naval empire.
- 'our fathers that begat us'
- Aristophanes makes a clear point that things before Cleon were better; something which is reinforced by the mention of Cleon's father
- The Knights
- Actions of successful politicians
- Bribery: Both P and ** make it clear that they are both easily bribed. This is something seen when the ** exposes the bribe P received from the Potidaens and accepts 6000 drachma from P to 'keep quiet about it'
- Lying/Trickery 'I remember when you pulled a fast one on those farmers with cutting up yer leather so it looked thicker than wot it was' - ** points out P's shoddy craftsmanship of his leather goods (this is a comment clearly aimed at Cleon who's family made leather goods) and his attempts at hiding it.
- Bribery: Both P and ** make it clear that they are both easily bribed. This is something seen when the ** exposes the bribe P received from the Potidaens and accepts 6000 drachma from P to 'keep quiet about it'
- Actions of successful politicians
- The leader of the chorus makes reference to the time of past generations who did not demand the rewards men such as Cleon did and were tougher - builidng a naval empire.
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