Pericles' Funeral Oration:
Outline

I.  Introduction:  Disclaimer (section 35)

II.  Body

A.  Praise of the Ancestors (section 36)
"I shall begin by speaking about our ancestors"

B.  Praise of the City (sections 37-42)
"What I want to do is, in the first place, to discuss the spirit . . . "

1.  Constitution (p. 7)

2.  Recreation (p. 8)

3.  Contrasts to Sparta (p. 8)

4.  Other Unique Features (pp. 9-10)

C.  Praise of the Dead (sections 42-43)
"After that I shall speak in praise of the dead"

D.  Address to the Bereaved (sections 44-46)

1.  Parents

2.  Sons and Brothers

3.  Widows

III.  Conclusion (section 46)
"I have now, as the law demanded, said what I had to say."

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