Medea and Lysistrata are two women who both feel that women in general are ill-fated. They individually attempt to rectify their own misfortunes by seeking their own form of justice. Lysistrata felt that men were only prolonging the war with their pigheadedness. Medea‚ however‚ feels that she has been played dishonorably by Jason‚ causing Medea to wreak vengeance upon Jason in any way she can and anyone within reach is fair game. Both women individually plot and scheme to achieve their desired results
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orgy!” (727) In the “Classical Age” of Athens upperclass women assumed the role of a housewife‚ where their duties were to either clean up the house or organize the slaves of the house to do it for them. It was unheard of for women to be out in the streets like this period much less at night. The women of Athens formed together to plot against the men to bring them home from the war. As the women were gathering to plan against the men‚ Lysistrata said‚ “I’m on fire right down to the bone. I’m positively
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In the play Lysistrata by the dramatist Aristophanes‚ war is created by the women of Athens therefore proving Margaret Mead essay ’"’Warfare is only an invention-not a biological necessity’"’. Lysistrata is based around women practicing abstinence until the men come home from war. War is a state of open‚ armed‚ often prolonged conflict carried on between nations‚ states‚ or parties. In Meade"’"s essay war is considered to be invented not biological. War is not a natural occurrence; it is a discovery
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Feminism is defined as the belief that women and men are‚ and have been treated differently by society‚ and that women have frequently and systematically been unable to participate fully in all social arenas and institutions. It is also described as a desire to change that situation. In the play Lysistrata‚ women have absolutely no political rights. There is a war going on and one woman wants to put and end to it. It is my opinion the character Lysistrata can be viewed as a modern day feminist. She
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Antigone‚ by Sophocles and‚ Lysistrata by Aristophanes are both pieces of art studied and fascinated within the time frame they were made and still are to this day. The tragedy‚ Antigone‚ and the comedy‚ Lysistrata‚ both encompass women who go against their customs and laws; but what sets these two so widely apart‚ is the outcome in which each women face in result of their actions. Antigone is told and begins with the assumption that readers know the background and characters within it‚ this is
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Aristophanes’ Lysistrata is an excellent example of satirical drama in a relatively fantastical comedy. He proceeds to show the absurdity of the Peloponnesian War by staging a battle of the sexes in front of the Acropolis‚ worshipping place of Athena. Tied into all of this is the role of sex and reason and is evident in the development of some characters and the lack of development in others. Although the play is centered on Lysistrata‚ the story is truly propelled by the ideas of sex and reason
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the theme of restraint and agency in lysistrata Aristophanes’ Lysistrata is a play full of possibilities and contradictions. It is marked by the fact that the title of the play spells out the lead character of the play‚ a female. Furthermore‚ it portrays the women of Athens as teaming up with the women of Sparta to force their husbands to end the Peloponnesian War. This was fantastical‚ of course in the Athens of 411 BC. The women didn’t have a vote. They had no say in the matters of the state
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Sex-strikes have been used in history to prevent and end wars since the early 1600s‚ but first written about in the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes in 411 B.C. The main premise of Lysistrata has had a lasting effect politically on the way that certain events have been improved and averted. The way that the women were written by Aristophanes was advanced for the time period that the play had taken place. Having the experience of a play differs drastically than reading it to yourself‚ quietly in your
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dramatist who wrote his play Medea‚ from the perspective of a woman who is miserable in her subordinate role in life. While Aristophanes was an Athenian comic playwright‚ who wrote Lysistrata‚ from his own perspective of the women’s revolt during the Peloponnesian War. Both authors paint an interesting picture of how women were viewed during this time‚ with many similarities between them. These stories may not be facts straight out of a history book‚ but they are plays written during the time of these
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An ordinary everyday woman leading a group of women to protest against the highly anticipated Peloponnesian war by refusing sexual contact with their partner is considered implausible‚ especially considering the period of time in which the play was based in. It was not until the end of the play where Lysistrata‚ the leader of the revolt is finally able to pitch her idea in forming a peace treaty between Sparta and Athens. The play suggests that Lysistrata’s reasoning of wanting the war to end was
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