Essays Tagged: "Lysistrata"
A Comparison of the Status of Women in Classical Athens and Early Christianity
women were mere slaves to men. Today women are near equals in almost all fields. In 411 B.C., when Lysistrata was written, men had many stunning advantages to that of their female counterparts. Altho ... en was far better. Overall, the equality of women in the New Testament exceeds that of the women in Lysistrata in three major ways: physical mobility, society's view of women's nature, and women's pub ...
Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies
This is a paper on the two works of sramatic literature, Much Ado about Nothing and Lysistrata
Much Ado about Nothing and Lysistrata both depict societies of the past that were quite different than our own society. Still, ... the relationships between characters are very comparable to relationships between people today. In Lysistrata, certain characters act like some people do today, as well.In Much Ado about Nothing, the ... s exchange is something that a reader could see a middle-aged, long-married, happy couple saying.In Lysistrata, the actions of the characters are similar to many actions we see in the world today. For ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature
Essay of Comparison - Lysistrata and Dorine from Aristophane and Moliere. What these women have in common.
ict women who can be described as straightforward, bold-spirited, witty, and loyal. In Tartuffe and Lysistrata, the characters Dorine and Lysistrata display well-developed, independent and intelligent ... he characters Dorine and Lysistrata display well-developed, independent and intelligent characters. Lysistrata is the hero of her country, as she becomes a revolutionist. Dorine is a wise servant who ...
Subjects: Art Essays
Aristophanes and Lysistrata
women.One of the most famous of Aristophanes' comedies depicting powerfully effectual women is the Lysistrata, named after the female lead character of the play. It portrays Athenian Lysistrata and t ... nt sexual innuendoes, finally convinces the men of Athens and Sparta to agree to a peace treaty.The Lysistrata shows women acting bravely and even aggressively against men who seem resolved on ruining ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
What conjoins lysistrata, In the lake of the Woods, and The things they carried.
What seems to be the common factor that conjoins Lysistrata, In the Lake of the Woods, and The Things They Carried consist of two main ideas. The fir ... heir minds keeping them going.In each of the three books it is hard for the men to give up the war. Lysistrata shows to what extremes the women have to go to as she explains her plan to Kleonike to en ... he women have to go to as she explains her plan to Kleonike to end the war and keep their men home, Lysistrata states, "I see our way to salvation in just such ornamentation, in slippers and lips, rou ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Lysistrata what roles in the play does she have, and how she is an atypical woman in Ancient Greece
Lysistrata takes on many roles throughout the play named after her. These roles include: leader, pro ... cient Greece because she goes out and does things that most women would not even think about doing. Lysistrata is a strong woman who should not be challenged. It is unusual for a woman who has the sel ... me. Her idea of having all the women withdraw from sex unless the men agreed to stop fighting shows Lysistrata determination to make peace and most importantly get the men back.The first major role th ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare
Aristophanes' Lysistrata - Example of Comedy Play
Aristophanes' Lysistrata is read as a play. Based during the Peloponnesian War the plot is that the women will end ... ongst each other that will in essence end the war and stop the fighting. The play opens with Lysistrata sick of the fighting, sending out messengers to the women of the warring country's. They ... meet and discuss a way to resolve the conflict of the men. Once the women have all come, the great Lysistrata spells out the plan in plain English (just meant it was quite clear) to the women. The pl ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
All Is Fair in Sex and War
s were the outspoken feminist, Gayle Rubin and the star of one of Aristophones' famous Greek plays, Lysistrata. A series of topics were brought up for discussion and the following dialogue ensued. The ... en or whatever else the case may be, that is just as valid and acceptable as any other relationship.Lysistrata: What then is the purpose of marriage? Men are supposed to love their wives and find them ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Sex & Sexuality
The Status of Women in New Testament and Lysistrata
s women were mere slaves to men. Todaywomen are near equals in almost all fields. In 411 B.C., when Lysistrata waswritten, men had many stunning advantages to that of their female counterparts.Althoug ... omen was far better.Overall, the equality of women in the New Testament exceeds that of the women inLysistrata in three major ways: physical mobility, society's view of women'snature, and women's publ ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Lysistrata by Aristophanes: A personal opinion
I think the story of Lysistrata is both interesting and surprising. I did not expect a story that was written in 411 BC t ... o form their own opinions about the subjects, but at the same time they never share their thoughts. Lysistrata says, "Formerly we endured the war for a good long time with our usual restrain, no matte ... ays the women as strong and pretty independent. If this is true, were they waiting for someone like Lysistrata to bind them together so they could speak up? Maybe. It says that even police officers we ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
The Women of Lysistrata.
"The Lysistrata" presents women taking matters into their own hands against men who seem bent both on des ... as it has from my listening often to the conversations of my father and the elders among the men." Lysistrata learned from her environment, by being around the older men. Therefore she decided to be ... main purpose as a wife was to produce healthy children.What I have just told you about the women in Lysistrata should give you a better understanding of the magnitude of Aristophanes' play. Two societ ...
Subjects: Humanities Essays > Classical Studies > Greek Language & Literature
Exploration notes: Plots and Sub-Plots of "Lysistrata".
Simply stated, the plot of "Lysistrata" depicts Athenian women who are fed up with the Peloponnesian War, so they barricade them ... t in Athens in front of a gate to the Akropolis, which looms in the background. As the play begins, Lysistrata, an Athenian woman, is pacing back and forth, waiting for the women of various Greek stat ... er to form an alliance for peace. Finally Kleonike, another Athenian woman, arrives. The frustrated Lysistrata complains of the women's tardiness. Eventually more women arrive including Lampito, a str ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Aristophanes
year of the War and, coincidentally, happens to be the world's first anti-war comedy.After the play Lysistrata, Aristophanes had given up on politics. It would have taken another nineteen years before ...
Subjects: Art Essays
Lysistrata:The Power Of Sex
14 September 2001 Lysistrata: The Power of Sex Aristophanes uses sexual comedy to end the Peloponnesian War be ... Aristophanes uses sexual comedy to end the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta in the play, Lysistrata. Lysistrata, the heroine, convinces the women of Greece to band together and withhold sex ... ld sex from their husbands in order to get them home and end the war The most interesting aspect of Lysistrata is the suggestion that by abstaining from sex, the women could end the political differen ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Lysistrata Analysis
Aristophanes's Lysistrata is an excellent example of satirical drama in this historical comedy. He proceeds to show ... the Laconians and Athenians come together in order to make peace. At first they pay no attention to Lysistrata's lofty speeches about peace and instead pay attention to their own sexual desires. They ... is, Aristophanes underlines how ridiculous and unnecessary the war seems.When the two sides gather, Lysistrata proceeds to begin the peacemaking process. Aristophanes indirectly characterizes her as a ...
Subjects: Literature Research Papers
Euripides! master! how well yo
sented in the text that Aristophanes had accused Euripides of hating women. I didn't look for it in Lysistrata. Nevertheless, that is where I found it.In interpreting attitudes toward women in the dra ... women avenge themselves on Euripides, so I cannot respond to it. I have, however some reactions to Lysistrata. The very concept of the sex strike gives credence to the idea that sevice of men is the ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Lysistrata -
Lysistrata "There is no beast as shameless as a woman" Aristophanes was a craft comedy poet in the f ... mart women. One of the most famous of Aristophanes' comedies portraying powerfully capable women is Lysistrata, named after the female lead character of the play. It depicts Athenian Lysistrata and th ... t Greece, but it seems highly unlikely that women would talk with such a crude sexual tone. Instead Lysistrata is strictly a satirical play written maybe even to make men doubt the innocence of a woma ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Lysistrata
Women and Men in Lysistrata and the Role of Sex and Reason Aristophanes' Lysistrata is an excellent example of satiri ... elopment 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.The dialogue of Lysistrata i ... g else than a sexual penetration, and foreshadows the attempts of Cinesias later in the play.Within Lysistrata, the pouring of water on the men to douse their sexual urges parallels the dampening of t ...
Subjects: Art Essays > Drama
Lysistrata of Aristophanes
The Lysistrata of Aristophanes Aristophanes was a satirist who produced Lysistrata around 413 BC when th ... the war, the war party and the war spirit. This risked his acceptance and his Athenian citizenship. Lysistrata is probably the oldest comedy which has retained a place in modern theatre. It primarily ... ned a place in modern theatre. It primarily deals with two themes, war and the power of sexuality.. Lysistrata (an invented name meaning, She Who Puts an End to War) has summoned the women of Athens t ...
Subjects: History Term Papers > European History
Modern American Woman
ther meet or fail to meet your definition of each characteristic. we have studied the characters of Lysistrata in Lysistrata, Nora Helmer in A Doll's House, Louise Mallard in "The Story of an Hour," a ... the right thing regardless of the consequences and following her passion, even if people disapprove.Lysistrata, the main character in Lysistrata, by Aristophanes, is one such woman. She lives in a tra ...
Subjects: Social Science Essays