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This 4 page report discusses the
ancient Greek comedy “Lysistrata” and how it serves as an example
of how, throughout Greek drama, civil unrest is often defined and
framed in terms of gender and sexual conflict. For example,
female choruses, the Furies, male supremacy, female protest and
incest have all been used as dramatic vehicles to convey a
variety of issues, problems and disasters, including war and the
subversion of traditional morality and values. In this way, the
theater served as the primary forum for civic dialog among the
ancient Greeks. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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to convey a variety of issues, problems and disasters, including war and the subversion of traditional morality and values. In this way, the theater served as the primary forum for
civic dialog among the ancient Greeks. Bibliography lists 3 sources. BWlysist.rtf The Pleasure of "Lysistrata" By: C.B. Rodgers - November
2001 -- for more information on using this paper properly! Introduction It is important to understand that the ancient Greek comedy "Lysistrata" serves as
an example of how, throughout Greek drama, civil unrest is often defined and framed in terms of gender and sexual conflict. For example, female choruses, the Furies, male supremacy, female
protest and incest have all been used as dramatic vehicles to convey a variety of issues, problems and disasters, including war and the subversion of traditional morality and values. In
this way, the theater served as the primary forum for civic dialog among the ancient Greeks. Power, Gender, and Humor In Aristophanes "Lysistrata," women refused to engage in any sexual
relations with their men in order to demand that the warfare between Sparta and Athens be brought to an end. The audience or reader cannot help but smile when Lysistrata
demands the women repeat the oath: "To husband or lover Ill not open my thighs though he bring proof-of-love of monstrous size" (Lysistrata 260-264). The oath becomes increasingly
outrageous with the women swearing they will not "wiggle with my toes stretched at the roof" (277) and "nor crouch like carven lions with arse in air" (279).
"Lysistrata," demonstrates the depth of loathing for the war that was prevalent throughout Athens after the ruinous campaign to Sicily. The play goes far beyond sexual innuendo and provides a
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