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The Art of Pacifism; Monday, Second Period [02/17].
Monday, February 17th, 2020 05:51 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
sake_shinigamiYou know, the last time Shunsui taught this lesson, nine years ago, the general sex pollen hangover came with a nice side symptom of little tiny rugrats, so, in the grand scheme of things, everyone was getting off (heh) pretty easily that Monday.
And Shunsui was every bit as oblivious to it all as he had been back then, too, despite actually having reaped its benefits this time around.
So it was generally business as usual in class that morning, Shunsui greeting them brightly over his cocoa. "Welcome back, my little ducklings ♥! Hopefully, you've had a chance to at the very least look over the play given to you last week so that we can discuss it a bit more directly."
Because, surely, a reading assignment for homework was first and foremost in everyone's minds last week.
"We gave it a small little introduction in our last class, so I'll skip all that and we'll get to the questions ♥. How did you like it, as a literary piece or otherwise? What did you feel Aristophanes was trying to say in this comedic venture, if anything? Do you feel that it's a good example for pacifists to turn to, or do you suppose pacifists who cite it are just trying too hard to see what they'd like to see in this work of fiction? It's also considered a feminist tract; do you see that, too? Do you approve of the title character's strategy in getting the soldiers to peace, or does it tread on other moral questions that should be in consideration as well? Is peace something that should be achieved by any means necessary, or is war sometimes better than peace? Is it really just a piece of comedic junk just for giggles and not at all worthy of all this discussion in the first place? Are there any other questions you have or that perhaps I'm forgetting?
"Let's begin, shall we ♥?"
And Shunsui was every bit as oblivious to it all as he had been back then, too, despite actually having reaped its benefits this time around.
So it was generally business as usual in class that morning, Shunsui greeting them brightly over his cocoa. "Welcome back, my little ducklings ♥! Hopefully, you've had a chance to at the very least look over the play given to you last week so that we can discuss it a bit more directly."
Because, surely, a reading assignment for homework was first and foremost in everyone's minds last week.
"We gave it a small little introduction in our last class, so I'll skip all that and we'll get to the questions ♥. How did you like it, as a literary piece or otherwise? What did you feel Aristophanes was trying to say in this comedic venture, if anything? Do you feel that it's a good example for pacifists to turn to, or do you suppose pacifists who cite it are just trying too hard to see what they'd like to see in this work of fiction? It's also considered a feminist tract; do you see that, too? Do you approve of the title character's strategy in getting the soldiers to peace, or does it tread on other moral questions that should be in consideration as well? Is peace something that should be achieved by any means necessary, or is war sometimes better than peace? Is it really just a piece of comedic junk just for giggles and not at all worthy of all this discussion in the first place? Are there any other questions you have or that perhaps I'm forgetting?
"Let's begin, shall we ♥?"