It is important to understand that the ancient Greek comedy "Lysistrata" serves as an example of how, throughout Greek drama, civil unrest is often defined and framed in terms of gender and sexual ... into the timelessness of human sexuality and desire. The war between Athens and Sparta is of relatively little significance when compared to the war between the sexes. Aristophanes also clearly intended to make a political statement regarding the foolishness of continued Athenian military aggression. Of course he was not seriously suggesting that a sex strike ... shared, since one actor's perfor...

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... up for the accusations. One accusation he did not set himself up for were those made in the famous play write Aristophanes" play, The Clouds. In the comedy, Aristophanes makes Socrates appear as a crazy old man who floats on a cloud talking gibberish. The comedy itself accuses Socrates of being a Sophist. Play writes were also prominent members of Athenian society. Almost all plays from ancient ... Greece are classics still read and loved today. For anyone who did not know or did not come into contact with Socrates, the comedy distorted their ... larger than those who thought he was in...

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... comedy with a sting in the tail in the form of a objective message on the current political state of Athens. According to Mrs Harding, stand in Classics teacher, The Frogs: ...was written as a funny play with a message at the butt of the jokes. As this quotation shows, not only does Mrs Harding have a sound grasp of classics, but that Aristophanes ... campaigning. By presenting the play in a certain way he is trying to influence senior Athenian citizens to align their views with his. Aristophanes believes that Athens is lost unless they listen and act on his sound advice. Through the poe...

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... encompassing all Greek States, which halted war temporarily, rather the work of the politicians. The importance of peace was a recurring theme in Aristophanic comedy; it is mentioned in Acharnians (425BC) and Peace (421BC), although they advised harmony throughout Greece in addition to peace in Athens. In ... audience through the ridicule of public figures, while advising them upon the serious matter of leadership and rule. However, Frogs was still a comedy with aim of entertaining the spectators, an idea best shown through the mockery of Dionysus who was usually seen as virile and fearl...

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