Aristophanes

Not many are aware that the overall plot is based off the ancient Greece play “Lysistrata” written by Aristophanes. Which first staged in 411 B.C. It was truly the first make-love-not-war play. To summarize it is a play where Lysistrata a fed up women, persuades fellow women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace and to the end the Peloponnesian War. Essentially Chi-raq is a modern day twist of Lysisthra. The plot

Lysistrata Reflection Is Aristophanes’ Lysistrata an effective form of political protest? In Ancient Greece during the 5th century BCE, women assumed the role given to them by men, usually characterizing them as housewives who would rarely leave their residence. The play Lysistrata, by Aristophanes shows an effective form of political protest by swapping gender roles to prove the power of lust. In order for the woman in Lysistrata to create an effective social movement they define the change they

Module 2: Question #1 Aristophanes is usually noted for his anti-woman sentiments, yet many contemporary audiences (including feminists) have embraced Lysistrata and its strong lead character. Considering the text itself and the links provided in the module, where do you stand in this debate (and why)? Jackson, I agree with your point of view about this being a satirical piece portraying the humor in humanity. We do indeed create these stereotypes of ourselves and often live up to them. Upon

Aristophanes Aristophanes is known as the father of comedy. He lived around 400 BC. Aristophanes is known as the father of Greek comedy. He was probably the greatest writer of Greek comedy. He was born into a wealthy family in Athens and was well educated. In his prime he was a great writer of plays and is the only playwright of his time whose works of Old Comedy still survive, having written about 40 plays. Though only eleven plays survive in their full form. At the end of his life, Aristophanes

“The Symposium” Plato -Plato depicts an infamous dinner party, where several profound figures analyze love and two speeches in particular are significant. Aristophanes’ Speech -Written by the man who wrote Greek Old Comedy, so Aristophanes speech has a bit of a comedic spin which makes it lighthearted, but still wise. Aristophanes discusses how at first there were three sexes, male, female, and an androgynous sex which had both male and female characteristics. -The androgynous creatures were

Aristophanes’ Frogs, tells the story of the God Dionysus who, distressed of the current state of Athens' tragedians, travels to Hades with his slave Xanthias to bring Euripides back from the dead. Themes such as the decline of Athens, ambition and identity are explored through Aristophanes’ Frogs. The prologue, is all that precedes the entry of the Chorus (Aristotle, Poetics, Section 1452b). This is relevant in Aristophanes’ Frogs. The play opens as Dionysus and Xanthias argue over what kind of

Bernstein, Elizabeth Dr. Thomas Haeussler CWL 320 M/W 8am Essay One: Lysistrata Lysistrata is an example of a comedic story that can apply to many generations, cultures and intellects. With Aristophanes’ combination of witty, bawdy, vulgar, yet thematic comedy, it offers its readers a story for the ages. What I found to be the most humorous aspect of Lysistrata was the juxtaposition of how the comedy was initially intended to be viewed at the time it was written, and what makes it funny in today’s

Aristophanes’ Clouds is a story centered around a man named Strepsiades. Strepsiades has a son named Pheidippides, who is obsessed with racehorses. Pheidippides’ expensive taste in hobbies has strained the family financially. After calculating his debts, Strepsiades becomes enraged at Pheidippides. He begs him to turn away from his obsession and enroll himself at a school that would make him wise, thus enabling him to outwit their creditors in court. Because Pheidippides refuses to go to the school

All is fair in love and war, right? Right! Aristophanes play “Lysistrata” is exactly that, but with a twist. The play takes its name from the main female heroine, you guessed it, Lysistrata, an Athenian woman with a plan to stop the Peloponnessian war. Taking an in depth look on how, we can look at her leadership qualities that helped to make this happen in the play. From keeping the woman in line, to depriving the men of sex, just how does she do it? First lets examine creativity. Lysistrata

Aristophanes’ Charge and Socrates’ apologia Aristophanes’ Clouds , a satirical comedy, presents the conflict between politics and philosophy, considering philosophy as a destructive influence upon the life of the polis and harmful to the civic virtue which is significant in maintaining the stability in political order. In the play, Aristophanes depicted Socrates as an investigator of the thing aloft, as a teacher of how to make the weaker speech the stronger, and as a disbeliever in Zeus and the