An Essay On Plato’s The Republic And Aristophanes The Birds

Part I of Essay
It is evident, by Plato’s The Republic and Aristophanes The Bird’s, that one’s vision of an ideal state is not the same mystical utopia. Plato’s Republic is an well-ordered society that emphasizes the development of the community, which leads to its people believing in th ....

Part II of Essay
.... community. To keep this ordered, Plato has set up the Myth of the Metals. The Myth of the Metals states that when people are created they have one of four different types of metals in them. A person who has gold in them is destined to become a Ruler, a person who has silver in them is destined to become an auxiliary, and a person who has iron or bronze in them is destined to become a farmer or another worker. It also adds though that just because one’s parents are both made up of iron doesn’t mean that their children will be made up of ir ....