example One function of most comedies is to satirise, to mock, to subvert, to correct. To what extent ! does ‘Lysistrata’ conform to this notion?! 1 People, it seems, like to laugh at themselves. Self-depreciation is a classic pillar of humour, erected by the Greeks in plays of the Old Comedy genre and remaining even now in the modern- day stand-up show. Satirisation is, of course, the manifestation of humanity’s awareness of its own flaws - one way in which we recognise our foibles is to laugh
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do nothing whilst men slave away only for women to spend their wealth – comedy which would be more of its own time rather than timeless. Similarly, women across the plays we see women as manipulative, cunning and artful – especially captured in Lysistrata which shows the extent to which women can artfully gather together and strike against the men being described as “clever villains” and as Myrrhine states “There’s no getting the better of women”. This is substantiated by The Swaggering Soldier where
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number of fatalities. These two are similar in that in both situations two parties who didn’t want to be involved were forced against their will and it caused a bigger conflict than before. -In both Lysistrata and Hair, it talks about individuals who don’t want to partake in the war. In Lysistrata it talks about women who want their husbands and sons to be withdrawn from the war while in Hair it’s about individuals themselves who want to avoid being drafted. -Athens’ surrender in disgrace can
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The classic tragedy, as defined by Aristotle, has six major parts. These parts include a plot, characters, theme, melody, spectacle, and language. All stories, according to Aristotle must have a beginning, middle, and end, and must follow a logical sequence according to these six elements. The plot is the series of events, or sequence in which the action of the play occurs. Plot must follow a cause and effect relationship, which follows a logical pattern. Characters are the people in the play
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Women in the Ancient World From the very beginning of time, women have played a very significant role in development and advancement of life, serving as the companion for men as well as procreating with them to ensure the world would be inhabited and settled. In present-day society, we view women as essential to everyday life. Society sees and treats women as intelligent individuals who are equally efficient for most of the same work and intellectual skills as men. In most cases, we believe
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in Aristophanes’ punning Lysistrata. Perhaps he felt he could not use Lysimakhe’s real name for the make-believe heroine of an irreverent sex-war comedy, but, on the other hand, he did feel the need to write such a comedy about the identities of and relations between men and women, (Cartledge 89).” Women used their wits and alliance with other women to compel the men of Athens. Depicting powerful and effectual women, the most famous of Aristophanes comedies is the Lysistrata. This play portrayed women
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six month after the first audience to focus on controlling his Bahamian accent. On the second audience at the African American Theatre, he was accepted. He was spotted in a rehearsal and was given his first big part in a Broadway production of "Lysistrata," for which he got excellent reviews. Mr. Poitier’s courage has positioned him to be the first black actor to receive the Academy Award for Best Actor in 1963, the recipient of the 2009 Presidential Medal of Freedom and numerous other
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Alejandra Fraguada Ancient & Medieval Western Civilization Contributions of Greek Civilization to Western Civilization. Ancient Greeks made many influential contributions to western civilization such as in the areas of philosophy, art and architecture, math and science. These contributions, which are also the achievements of ancient Greece, include certain things in the areas of philosophy, art, architecture, math and science. The ancient Greeks were a remarkable civilization in that
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the Maidens), Propylaia Literature & Drama: epic poetry, Epic of Gilgamesh, Homer, Iliad, Odyssey; Hesiod, Theogony; Theater of Dionysus, tragedy, comedy, Oresteia of Aeschylus, Antigone & Oedipus the King by Sophocles, Medea by Euripides, Lysistrata by Aristophanes, characteristics of tragedy, hubris, hamartia, catharsis Thought: Pre-Socratic Philosophers, Thales, water, Xenophanes, Democritus, atoms; Socrates, Plato & theory of forms, Allegory of the Cave, Republic, Aristotle, criticisms
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Homer ca. 8th century BC Homer is best known for the two epic poems the Iliad and the Odyssey. The Iliad is generally considered the oldest work of Western literature. Even the Greeks themselves recognized Homer for his influence and did not consider themselves educated unless they had read his works. It’s disputed whether Homer actually is a historic person. Absolutely nothing is known about him or his life and some scholars believe that the Iliad and the Odyssey are the works of multiple authors
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