Phaedrus

What is the theme in Phaedrus by Plato?

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Love is the subject that is debatable while it is also the main theme upon which rhetoric is analyzed. It can be viewed as the pursuit of something noble, acts of passion that incorporate base instincts, and the reflection of our connection with life beyond earth. It can be viewed on various levels involving conventions, pure desire, and disinterested love. Love has common aspects regardless of partners, sex, or age. Partners experience exclusion, jealousy, fear or rejection, superiority, arguments, and the feeling of being outside reality.