Socrates of aristophanes did not attach importance to the faith and authority of the polis. He studied many natural phenomena, which led him to deny the existence of city-state gods and sacred family relations. He taught his disciples to see the world through the eyes of scientists rather than citizens. They tried to get rid of the shackles of society, disdained the piety and justice on which families and polis depended, and regarded them as conformists. Aristophanes believed that people were most likely to find happiness in traditional relationships, but Socrates destroyed them.
For example, the way Socrates appeared, aristophanes did a lot of work to highlight the characters. Before Socrates appeared, she had learned from him that Socrates was "doing nothing", teaching people sophistry and how not to pay their debts. Disciple A even told Sri Ades that Socrates was a company. "This bug jumps several times as far as its feet." "Is the sound of mosquitoes coming from its mouth? Or is it coming from the tail? " When Stephens finally saw this magical figure, he saw Socrates "sitting in a hanging box", "walking in the air, despising the sun", as close as possible to the cloud god, ragged and barefoot, which made people laugh. Aristophanes used this exaggerated technique to give the audience a strong sensory impact. It seems that several clowns are performing on the stage, deceiving themselves with some useless ideas that are divorced from reality. Instead, he claimed to be "knowledgeable" and was even followed and worshipped by more clowns. From the beginning, aristophanes used this extremely harsh technique to let Socrates sit under the stage without mercy. As a representative of ordinary citizens, Stacy Addis. Thraciades embodies the utilitarian characteristics of ordinary Athenian citizens. In the opening of Cloud, all the considerations of Stacy Addis are out of her own interests, even the consideration of "money". Stacy Ades stayed up all night thinking about how to "default" on her debt. Here is a very interesting "detail", which vividly depicts Stacy Addis's "stingy" face. His servant reported to him that there was no olive oil in the lamp, but he angrily accused his servant of using a thick wick. However, Stacy Ades' explanation is her "frugality" virtue, and she is even proud of it. After thinking all night, he finally thought that sophistry could make him "acquiesce"-all the actions of Srisi Ades were motivated by utilitarianism. Then he went to the "School of Thought" and asked Socrates to teach him "sophistry". When he came to Socrates' Institute of Thought, all he cared about was how to benefit himself. Everything he saw was explained by his own utilitarian motives. For example, when he saw the "Geometer", he asked disciple A what it was for, and disciple replied that it was used to measure land. However, Stacy Addis's explanation of "measuring land" is that she can tamper with the measurement of land and increase the amount of land for herself. Even for his own benefit, Salasiades can give up his religious belief-give up his belief in Greek gods and turn to the cloud god that Socrates believes in. His motivation for believing in the cloud god is that Socrates, who believes in the cloud god, can teach him "sophistry" or distorted logic, so that he can avoid debt in court.
Addis's "confession" three times was after being beaten up by his son Phoebe. He accused Socrates of beating him. Blame Socrates for confusing him and luring him to change his religious beliefs. So he wanted to punish Socrates and burn down the "house of ideas". From his behavior, we can see that he is still proceeding from his own interests. This time, it was not because Socrates could bring him any benefits, but because Socrates harmed his interests-he was beaten by his own son. From beginning to end, it came from Sri Ades's voluntary interest motive, whether he wanted to learn Socrates' powerful "twisted logic"-sophistry, or finally burned down the "house of ideas" to persecute Socrates. Stacy Ades's different attitudes towards Socrates are all based on their own interests. Cloud god is the only god that Socrates worships. It has no fixed shape and form, and is not restricted or bound by anything. Just as Socrates told Srisiades that "they can change at will", he was the god of "idlers" and "they gave him cleverness, sophistry, fraud and treachery".
In the play, the cloud god imitates unjust words, lures people's desire for pleasure with "twisted logic" and threatens them with people's fear of pain. First of all, Phoebe was encouraged by the cloud god to enter the ideological study; In the process of ideological study, he is obviously an accomplice to "corrupt" Phoebe; Finally, Phoebus hit his father, and finally revealed his true colors, putting all the responsibilities on Thrace Addis. Even after their thoughts were burned, they left as bystanders. For them, this tragedy on earth is just a song and dance for entertainment.