Comparing Plato's Menexenus And Pericles Funeral Oration

Plato’s Menexenus and pericles’ Funeral Oration In those two speeches we have learnt many things about interacting with foreign people understanding about others idea. Those two speeches are been available after the last year of Peloponnesian war. These encourage individuals to fight for their city and protect it. Those speech “Plato’s Menexenus pericles’ Funeral Oration” was published for Athens people because they had war with Persian at this time and those political and social speech encouraged people to preserve the achievement of their countries because their city was one of the most attractive place in Athens. Those speeches can be given to other people, such as a person to his friend or leader to people to inspire them to do some important
The dialoged talked about how to interact with individuals because it is different when you are talking with one person or a group of people, so you have to speak kindly to convince people to listen to them and do what the government needs. They should more formally to make people understand you and believe you. Furthermore, the speech mentioned grandfather and father how they improved the country, so the new generation should respect and remember all time. Also, he said that we us the new generation should do better than our grandfathers to make the city be more gratefully and powerful. In addition, in this article, socratese mentioned Peloponnesian war differently than Pericles and he said war is just alterable thing that make more people die. They should every thing to make the city be more peaceful. Also, he said that Spartan people are jealous because Athens is unique. Therefore, Spartan needed to have a battle with us, so we should fight with them to let our country be more grateful. And also it mentioned we should motivate our people to be more creative to improve our city from any different sectors. People do not only pray Athens, but also God prays for our city. God created us and gave life to us to work corporately to serve our country. Also, this speech talked about life after death, and they said those people who died for their country, they will have better life. People from Athenian respect their families because they died to protect people in Athens. They are the top person in the