As an illustration of Plato’s Symposium, this scene would culminate in speeches about Eros, including a story told by the disruptive Alcibiades on the theme of

a) homoerotic desire.
b) music and emotions.
c) painting as a representation of representation.
d) the idealized male form.


Answer: a

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