... members; however, Lysistrata's denial of the stereotypical domestic female allows her to take the stage and achieve a real political voice in a male-dominated state. Aristophanes makes fun of women, but he also makes fun of his own sex. Cinesias, the leading example, is the unhappy target of the women's sex ... tradition. The songs of the men and women constantly refer to other mythological and historical events that are like those that happen on stage. Aristophanes did not create Lysistrata to be some enjoyable thing for people to read, but rather convey the stupidity of the war in its...

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• Approx Pages: 4

... members; however, Lysistrata's denial of the stereotypical domestic female allows her to take the stage and achieve a real political voice in a male-dominated state. Aristophanes makes fun of women, but he also makes fun of his own sex. Cinesias, the leading example, is the unhappy target of the women's sex ... tradition. The songs of the men and women constantly refer to other mythological and historical events that are like those that happen on stage. Aristophanes did not create Lysistrata to be some enjoyable thing for people to read, but rather convey the stupidity of the war in its...

• Word Count: 934
• Approx Pages: 4