This passage highlights how Gargantua still finds himself to be an elite. He is able eat all the meat and cheese he would like (including bacon which was an expensive and rare delicacy saved for the highest of class). He is also making another negative commentary on Christianity as he is comparing an archdeacon ("The archdeacon was the bishop's chief administrative official who acted as his representative in the oversight of clergy and churches throughout the diocese" [Black, 2008].) to someone who spits, sneezes, and is generally rude when it comes to dining and being a guest.

Black, Winston E. “The Medieval Archdeacon in Canon Law, with a Case Study of the Diocese of Lincoln.” The Medieval Archdeacon in Canon Law, with a Case Study of the Diocese of Lincoln, 1 Jan. 2008, utoronto.scholaris.ca/items/6b671fa5-e9a9-403a-8bdd-94a45c79ca56.

The author here is poking fun at the readers in a way to try and further convince them that the text is satirical. Using words like "joltheads" to tease the reader, keeps the playfulness of the story. "He entices his readers to laugh at the events and human thoughts of his generation" (Merritt, 1999). Having a balanced idea and perception of the text is Rabelias' number one goal, "The reader can assume that Rabelais’ sarcasm is not just meant to be funny, but to be a warning. Rabelais suggests that the reader shouldn’t take anything at face value but should keep focused on discovering the true meaning behind his writing" (Merritt, 1999). The author takes advantage of speaking directly to his readers to insure that the text can be taken seriously but also as a work of satire comedy. Both things can be true.

Merritt, Yvonne. “The Unquenchable Thirst to Understand:  Francois Rabelais’ Satire of Medieval and Renaissance Learning  In Gargantua and Pantagruel.” Rabelais, FGCU, 1999, itech.fgcu.edu/&/issues/vol2/issue2/rabelais.htm#:~:text=In%20his%20book%20Gargantua%20and,Medieval%20and%20the%20Renaissance%20man.

This highlight shows the comedy of this play and how the act of withholding sex from the men, the women have reached their goal to end the war. "She is deceitful and clever; deceitful because she wants the women to make their men nice and hot and clever because she knows that by refusing sex the men will give into anything" (Miller, 1987). The women are told at length that they cannot "fight" in the war or do the men's jobs, but by following Lysistrata's lead and using clever tricks, they can actually accomplish more than what they were told they could. The double entendre indicates both the physical and mental toll that the women have placed on the men by withholding from them.

Miller, Norma. “Gender in Greek Comedies.” Cornellcollege.Edu, www.cornellcollege.edu/classical_studies/lit/cla364-1-2006/02grouptwo/greek.htm. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.

This part of Arjuna's speech emphasizes the importance of the difference between soul and body. "The soul is eternal while the body is temporary. He says that this is important for a warrior to understand because he’s not really killing his enemies on the battlefield – he is only killing their bodies and their souls will live on, reincarnating back into the world" (Burke, 2.4 Bhagavad Gita). This part of the speech can be interpreted as justifying his role in fighting in this war, as it is for the greater good of humanity.

Burke, Elisabeth. “2.4: Bhagavad Gita.” Humanities LibreTexts, Libretexts, 5 May 2021, human.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Religious_Studies/Scriptures_of_the_Worlds_Religions_(Burke)/02%3A_Hindu_Scriptures/2.04%3A_Bhagavad_Gita#:~:text=Lord%20Krishna%20said:%20You%20grieve,living%20nor%20for%20the%20dead.