1. Short Paragraph – Personal Reflection: Before reading the selection from Plato write at least one full paragraph on this question: Why do you think Plato (or anyone else) would want to censor Homer (yesterday the question was about Hesiod)? You might want to think about Achilles as a "hero," and why or why not his personal characteristics are something that should be promoted, or not.
a: I think that Homer‘s way of thinking is kind of violent and it might even be inappropriate.
3a. According to Plato, what are some aspects of poetry that should be banned and why? In other words, how can poetry undermine the education of a Guardian?
a: The characters act in a very disrespectful way and I think that the violence with eating children is just very obnoxious.
3b. What should poetry “teach” and why?
a: I think that poetry should be teaching the man is not perfect and it should also be teaching good morals.
4. If you were talking to Plato what would you say to him? Do you agree with his ideas? Do you think poetry, or literature in general, should be put to the purposes that he says it should?
a: I would not agree wit him because poetry suppose to be for something good and he is just saying the opposite of what its suppose to be.
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