... women. Smart 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 the women of Athens teaming up with the women of Sparta to force their husbands to end the ... in a series of exaggerated and clamorous sexual insinuation, 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 the city by prolonging a pointless war and exc...

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... This is shown true by the length of the war and by the treaties that were continuously rejected by Greece. The ideal that was conjured by Lysistrata was one of great ludicrously thought for the social rules of the Greece. Women during this time period played the part of the housewife. Cooking for ... caring for the children, and attending to the household duties was their main objectives. Women would not have dared such a bold overthrow of social roles. Secondly, Lysistrata in a role of power, commanding the women as if she were a general of an army is the next abstract in the comedy. As ...

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... fix the problem. Aristophanes uses comedy in these plays in order to portray his views and make his point. "Lysistrata" "Lysistrata" is the first play in the book. Lysistrata summons the women from Athens and women representatives from neighboring Sparta and Beotia to meet in front of the Acropolis at ... how people change and develop different ideas over time. "The Congresswomen" "The Congresswomen" is a play that deals with essentially the same issues as "Lysistrata" does. It focuses on women going against the norms of Athenian Society. Paxagora, the leader of the Athenian women, convin...

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