Aristophanes' Myth

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This paper evaluates Aristophanes' myth and discusses whether it was misleading or not. It explains that Aristophanes' myth is meant to be funny, but it also makes the reader stop and think about the roles we assign to each other as humans and as lovers.

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"The view of love that Aristophanes presents in his speech is certainly not the most accepted view of love, yet it has its own merit. Love does not have to be between a man and a woman. There is perhaps no more deep and abiding love than that of a parent and child, and this is not based solely on sex or gender, it is based on the love one has for family, and the product of a loving relationship. Thus, the product of a relationship such as Aristophanes discusses should also have a loving nature and yearn for another loving relationship. This is how we recreate our own needs and wants in our children, and this is how love is perpetuated. Aristophanes said that love "tries to make one out of two and heal the wound of human nature" ("Speech" 27). These words could be an anthem to love, and man's ability to love."

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