Satire In Lysistrata

The play Lysistrata is one type of literate that has satire, to convey moral instruction to its audience. The play only displays some morals on a current issue during the time the play was written. The Horace satires shows problems that one might have in society when can be seen in the past and in the present. Horace gives personal anecdotes in the story he writes which he shows different stages of the problem he thinks society has. He also gives instructions to the audience throughout the satirical story to fix and prevent the problem. Both of the satires are very different in the way the authors explains their moral issue, but they both have a similar tone of voice meaning that the presentation of the story is very similar.

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Horace explains all of the problems in society in a lighthearted, and witty tone to it, thus getting the name of Horatian tone. Horace satire “On Discontent” attacks people that are greedy and envy others. But the way he presents his ways is very witty and intelligent. He argues in a way had he is joking and in a way that it does not be mean or target people. Horace also uses famous people like Maecenas to make his audience think that he is talking to him, like a causal conversion. In his second satire “ On Extremists”, Horace is attacking people who commit adultery or any other sexual matter. He says that people who commit adultery can ruin their respect, lose their wealth or they can get killed. In this satire you can see that Horace has anger in his voice but he still presents his satire in calm and comical way. Most of Horace satires are mostly comical with a sense where is trying to help people. Also you can infer that Horace has experienced most of the incidents in his life due to fact that they are very detailed and

Both of the satires have a similar tone, in which that they are both comical and lighthearted. Also both of the texts have a social issue in which the author provides a moral to. However, Lysistrata is based upon one folly in society that is war and this affects the tone of the play by a little. Since it is anti war based there is some seriousness in the play epically in one of the character Lysistrata who is actually the only one who really wants to bring peace. While Horace’s satires are all humorous and doesn’t make the reader feel like they are being attacked. In the satires Horace gives step-by-step instruction to prevent any immoral behavior and they are also straight to the point. Also, Horace’s satires are based upon simple everyday conflicts and he uses a calm tone that persuades the reader.

The way a text in presented to the reader can change the way they might take in the moral values conveyed by the author. If it is full of angry and violence then the reader might think they are being personally attack, yet that depends on the reader as well. The tone of a text can persuade readers to follow what the author is trying to present. Horace’s satires and Lysistrata both have a lighthearted tone, they present the conflict by slowing explain what is wrong in society. Then they provide instructions, indirectly to how to fix the