Aristophanes’ comedic anti-war play‚ Lysistrata‚ manipulates gender politics in order to ultimately promote the notion of peace. It is not through feminist ideals‚ but rather the the exploitation of gender and exploration of gender politics in which the comedy is able to present a political argument against war. In order to demonstrate the politically resonating stance that Aristophanes retains‚ this paper will outline the facets of the play which clearly validate such stance through the manipulation
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ENGLISH HL World Literature Paper 1 The influence of the Id of the characters in “Lysistrata” and “Candide” on their ego and super ego Freud theorized that the psyche was sectioned into 3 segments; the id‚ the ego and the super ego. According to his theory‚ Freud believes that the id wants whatever feels good at the time with no regard for the reality of the situation (Id‚ Ego‚ Superego np). For example‚ “a child is hungry‚ the id wants food‚ therefore the child cries” (Id‚ Ego‚ Superego
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Lysistrata The Peloponnesian war has been going on for eighteen long years and the beautiful Lysistrata in common with the other wives of Athens‚ is tired of the absence of their warrior husbands. She decides that it is time to bring an end to this situation by boycotting their husbands from their wives love. Lysistrata gathered the women of Athens and told them about her plan of how she’s going to end this situation and some of the women argued over and over‚ but the beautiful Lysistrata managed
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evident through the household‚ government and in wars. Women also had some political ability which has been made evident through the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes where Lysistrata portrays the political ability by bringing the devastating Peloponnesian was to a end. The roles played by men and women in ancient Greek society are made evident through the play Lysistrata by Aristophanes. In the play an indication is given of women’s role in the households and their relationship with man. As this play
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The position of Athenian women in the classical period was that they were inferior to the male counterparts. Athens during the classical period was a predominantly patriarchal society‚ therefore‚ the division of labour was by gender; women were to tend to household duties while men worked outdoors. Athenian women were also expected to remain silent‚ they were a muted group which was expected to behave obediently‚ remain loyal and virtuous to their husbands. The idea of women being equal to their
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might do this can differ‚ the effectiveness generally stays the same. For example‚ when you take the two comedies Lysistrata by Aristophanes and Fahrenheit 9/11 by Michael Moore‚ you see that they both share the common goal of spreading antiwar sentiment while using different tactics. This is not to say that they don’t also use similar tactics‚ because they do. But being that Lysistrata was written around 411BC and Fahrenheit 9/11 was filmed in 2004‚ they are bound to have different strategies reflecting
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characteristics of at least 3 different examples of script writing. In this essay I will be taking different plays and analysing their features and characteristics within them. I will be analysing ‘Beautiful Burnout’ performed by Frantic Assembly‚ ‘Lysistrata‚ or Loose Strife’ by David Stuttard‚ and ‘Twelfth Night‚ Or What You Will’ by William Shakespeare. Within these plays I will be looking at the style of writing it is‚ (eg – formal‚ informal‚ old English)‚ the genre (eg – comedy‚ tragedy) and the
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In Greek society women had little control over their lives. A husband wanted to be able to control his wife so she would run his household as he saw fit‚ so she did not damage his reputation‚ and so he knew the paternity of his children. A husband wanted the girl to be closely controlled by her father before she married for the same reasons. Aristophanes’ comedies and Xenophon’s Oeconomicus contain very different depictions of a Greek citizen woman’s life before she is married and during the time
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The Role of Gender in the Works of Euripides and Aristophanes Ancient Greek society was patriarchal in the sense that males held all the power and authority and consequentially had rights and privileges that women did not. For their part‚ Athenian women in particular were viewed as highly emotive creatures whose only duties in society were to bare children and serve their husbands. Athens‚ a city that prided itself on its democratic traditions and freedoms‚ paradoxically were very oppressive
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Love‚ Sex‚ and the Gods in World Literature Literature throughout world history contains many of the same themes and motifs. The works that will be discussed in this paper: Homer’s The Iliad‚ Aristophanes’ Lysistrata‚ and Ovid’s Metamophoses‚ all contain common themes. The first theme is love‚ whether it is the love between a man and a woman‚ parent and child‚ or the love of siblings. Love is a driving force for many of the characters in these works. The second theme is sex‚ whether it is symbolic
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