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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about the female experience in Greek society. Euripides was a Greek 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
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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 for the wives to be kept company at home by their husband
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Stories like Odyssey‚ Agamemnon‚ and Lysistrata provides its audience the epic rich traditions and colorful histories. The Odyssey is an epic story with a faithful enduring love. Unlike other characters‚ Odysseus and his wife Penelope have a very happy ending. Homer the narrator of the story makes it very clear that Odysseus and Penelope relate with each other as equal. (QUOTE) as in seen by the following quotes” In my adaption of the story‚ my main point is to deliver the unique plot to the main
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Actors with no controversies A Bollywood actor with no controversies is like a lake without water or like a desert without sand‚ more popular they are more the number of controversies some genuine some hyped and some just take air from nowhere. From Shahrukh to Salman or from Katrina to Kareena all have had their share of controversies. Though most of the filmstars like to stay away from it‚ there are a few like Rakhi Sawant and Veena Malik who like to be in the epicenter of controversies (because probably
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Review of Personal Conflict Management What is CONFLICT?: Conflict‚ according to Organizational Behaviour: Concepts‚ Controversies‚ Applications‚ Fifth Canadian Edition text by Nancy Langton‚ Stephen P. Robbins‚ Timothy A. Judge‚ the definition is “a process that begins when one party perceives that another party has negatively affected‚ or is about to negatively affect something that the first party cares about. Conflict Management Style Questionnaire: This is questionnaire deals with
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O’Connor 1 Mrs. Craig English 10 Accelerated 21 October 2013 Diana Nyad’s Swim Diana Nyad completed a 103-mile swim from Havana‚ Cuba‚ to Key West‚ Florida‚ without a shark cage. However‚ there are several controversies involving the swim. One of these controversies is the possibility that Nyad either got onto or held onto the boat. Holding onto the boat could have increased her speed. “Diana Nyad defends record Cuba-Florida swim as ‘squeaky clean‚’” by Jennifer Kay‚ discusses the Gulf
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Essay Underhand Marriage Morally Justified or Not Disusun untuk memenuhi tugas Bahasa Inggris Disusun Oleh : Dyah Utari Hastrarini XI - IPS SMAN 1 Yogyakarta 2012 Nowadays‚ underhand marriage is booming. The great business person‚ Sheikh Puji‚ artist‚ like Dewi Persik-Aldiansyah Taher did this kind of marriage. Do you know what the meaning of underhand marriage? Underhand marriage is marriage without the presence of the family‚ and is done secretly. Maybe‚ it is because the woman’s
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Trade raises incomes‚ Trade stimulates economic growth‚ and the basic principles make life more efficient‚ Governments are shielded from lobbying and the system encourages good government. (http://www.wto.org/english/res_e/doload_e/10b_e.pdf) Controversies With a system as the WTO agreements that are so complex‚ it is expected that there are many critics. Some consider the effects that occur from decisions made out of these agreements as deliberate attacks on those Member countries that are not
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