The Clouds

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:personification
gptkb:play
gptkbp:action five acts
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:The_Clouds_(film)
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:opera
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adapted_into modern playwrights
gptkbp:audience gptkb:Athenian_citizens
gptkbp:can mood
gptkbp:character_development Pheidippides' rebellion
Strepsiades' transformation
gptkbp:characters gptkb:Strepsiades
gptkb:Pheidippides
The Chorus of Clouds
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed reviews in antiquity
mixed reviews in ancient times
revival interest in modern times
gptkbp:cultural_impact satire of philosophers
satire of intellectuals
gptkbp:cultural_references gptkb:traditional_music
gptkb:sophists
gptkb:rhetoric
gptkb:Athenian_democracy
gptkb:Public_School
Athenian festivals
Athenian society
debate culture
satirical tradition
philosophical satire
Aristophanic humor
philosophers in comedy
gptkbp:cultural_significance critique of sophistry
reflection of Athenian society
exploration of human thought
gptkbp:famous_quote " I am a man of the clouds."
gptkbp:genre gptkb:comedy
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:Peloponnesian_War
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Clouds
gptkbp:influence Western literature
gptkbp:influenced philosophical discourse
subsequent comedies
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Athenian_democracy
gptkb:Old_Comedy
Socratic philosophy
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:philosophical_debates
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:is_associated_with weather
gptkbp:is_described_as transient
gptkbp:is_often_depicted_as fluffy
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:literature
gptkbp:language gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Strepsiades
gptkb:Pheidippides
gptkb:Socrates
gptkbp:notable_awards gptkb:none
gptkbp:notable_character gptkb:Socrates
The Clouds (personification)
gptkbp:notable_performance gptkb:Theater_of_Dionysus
gptkbp:notable_performances gptkb:The_Oregon_Shakespeare_Festival
gptkb:The_Royal_Shakespeare_Company
gptkb:The_National_Theatre
gptkb:The_Sydney_Theatre_Company
gptkb:The_New_York_Theatre_Workshop
gptkb:The_Royal_National_Theatre
gptkb:The_American_Conservatory_Theater
The Classical Theatre Company
gptkbp:notable_quote “ I am a man of the people.”
“ The clouds are my teachers.”
gptkbp:notable_themes class struggle
social criticism
education vs. ignorance
gptkbp:original_language Greek
gptkbp:performance_style satirical
satirical comedy
gptkbp:performed_in gptkb:ancient_Greece
modern theaters
gptkbp:plot Conflict between old and new values.
Socrates teaches rhetoric.
Strepsiades seeks to avoid debt.
gptkbp:plot_point debate on morality
Pheidippides' education
Pheidippides' return
Socrates' school of thought
Strepsiades' decision to enroll
Strepsiades' disillusionment
Strepsiades' financial troubles
confrontation with creditors
final confrontation with Socrates
gptkbp:premiered_on 423 BC
gptkbp:published_in Theatrical Anthology
gptkbp:related_works Aristophanes' other plays
gptkbp:represents gptkb:emotions
change
thoughts and ideas
gptkbp:revival 20th century adaptations
gptkbp:scholarly_analysis discusses ethics
discusses education
discusses rhetoric
gptkbp:setting gptkb:Athens
gptkbp:symbolism clouds as enlightenment
clouds as ignorance
gptkbp:theme gptkb:education
debt
sophistry
gptkbp:themes gptkb:education
gptkb:philosophy
sophistry
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Aristophanes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Georgia_O'_Keeffe
gptkb:Ancient_Greek
gptkb:Aristophanes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4