Πεπαίσθω μετρίως ἡμῖν: Komödien-Exodoi und das Ende des Phaidros (278B7)

At the end of the Phaidros, Socrates concludes his remarks about the criticism of writing by noting that he and Phaidros have amused themselves long enough in talking about speeches. These words evoke the concluding scenes of comedies (Aristophanes’ Thesmophoriazusae and Clouds). A comparison with the exodoi of comedies shows that the end of Phaidros shares similar features with them. Starting from the παίζειν and the adverb μετρίως, other passages of the Phaidros and an instance from the Euthydemos are adduced to elucidate the end of the dialogue.