Lysistrata Lysistrata by Aristophanes makes a mockery of gender inequality. Aristophanes illustrates that while the men were away at war they ran the city as well as their homes. The women took over the jobs of the men while also completing their own tasks. The men took no notice of this, however, and the women where still not allowed to have a voice, an opinion when the men were present. The only control a woman has over a man is her body, and even that isn’t actually theirs to control completely
Comedy is differentiated based on the time period it was written on and how one interprets it as well. In Lysistrata, written by Aristophanes, Aristophanes explores the issue of the Peloponnesian War by writing the story in the form of comedy to get his anti-war message across. He also criticizes society and tries to improve it. Aristophanes uses high comedy to show many different topics about war, social class barriers and peace between the Athenians and the Spartans. He also uses low comedy in
is used in many of the ancient Greek plays, a play could highlight or emphasize certain themes in a play by changing the typical structure of the chorus. When comparing the choruses of two classical Greek plays—Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Lysistrata by Aristophanes—one can grasp how the function of a chorus could vary from play to play, and can also vary depending on the themes prevalent in that play. In Sophocles’ Oeidpus the King, the chorus is presented in a fashion that seems more typical
their families. While men are away at war it takes a toll on their families. In the plays: Lysistrata by Aristophanes and Ajax by Sophocles we take a deeper look into two very different takes on war, how women are effected by war, and wars effect on the individuals in it. Comparing Lysistrata to Ajax, you notice that both plays talk about the effects of war on individuals. Lysistrata describes the pain that women feel when the men gone at war. While Ajax describes the earliest
helped drive the establishment of governments and nations. Mankind craved power and Classical Greek society was no different. People’s seemingly endless want for power triggered the oppression of women and people demende inferior for centuries. In this essay I will be explaining how gender roles functioned in Greek society as well as comparing gender roles in Greek society to gender roles in different societies in history. As society made the transition from a hunter-gatherer based culture to that of a