Wikipedia:Peer review/Dyskolos/archive1

Dyskolos

Hi Irene ,

The sections about characters and plot in your article are clear and easy to follow. Description is neutral so far. It will be great if you can add more sections, such as its background, adaptions, comments, etc., to make your article's structure integrated. Besides, if you can find more external links for readers to access, it might help them to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the play and will be a good supplement.

Thank you. QsCarolyn (talk) 23:59, 13 November 2017 (UTC)

Comments by Mike Christie

• Sostratos isn't introduced in the plot section; he's named as if we already know who he is. The same is true for Chaireas, Pyrrhias, and Doas.
• "weary of Sostratos' intentions": it's not clear what this means.
• The list of characters is introduced as a list of vessels for the idea of man's transformation in the play, but nothing about this is mentioned for several of the characters. I'd suggest making this a straightforward list of characters, and discussing the transformations in prose. You can put the list of characters before or after the plot section; look at some featured articles or good articles about plays for ideas -- see WP:FA and WP:GA.
• Are there any other notable modern performances that could be mentioned?
• There's almost nothing about modern critical commentary, both regarding the play's position in the history of Greek drama, and critical analysis specific to this play. This is the biggest shortcoming of the article at the moment.

-- Mike Christie (talk - contribs - library) 15:48, 17 December 2017 (UTC)