World Lit. 21 June 2012 Parody in Lysistrata Aristophanes was a comedy poet in the fourth century B.C. during the Peloponnesian War. In his play “ Lysistrata” he uses parody as a literary manner to build on wit and humor with a little critical attitude to direct human institutions and humanity. At first glance‚ the play seems to be no more than a comical story‚ but it was not written just for entertainment‚ but to also make a stand against warfare. This play is a good example of how women accomplish
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In Aristophanes’ “Lysistrata‚” the protagonist is an Athenian woman‚ who believes her purpose is to end the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta. She calls the women of the two city-states together in a secret meeting to propose her idea‚ locking themselves up in the Acropolis to prevent the Athenian men from getting into the treasury‚ and withholding sex from the men until they agree to end the war. A title that reflects the theme of the play could be‚ “Lysistrata the Maiden and her Pack
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CHAPTER 3 Response surface methodology 3.1 Introduction Response surface methodology (RSM) is a collection of mathematical and statistical techniques for empirical model building. By careful design of experiments‚ the objective is to optimize a response (output variable) which is influenced by several independent variables (input variables). An experiment is a series of tests‚ called runs‚ in which changes are made in the input variables in order to identify the reasons for changes in
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Which is another name for the fight or flight response? Sympathetic nervous system The "fight or flight response" is our body’s automatic response that prepares the body to "fight or flight" from perceived attack‚ harm or threat to ourselves. This response is something we are born with and has been in our systems for as long as humans have been alive. This "fight or flight" response happens when the internal or external stress activates the sympathetic nervous system and the adrenal-cortical system
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Aristophanes work Lysistrata‚ women are trying to stop the peloponnesian war by withholding sexual acts from the men. In the work‚ Lysistrata is willing to take drastic actions to stop the war. As the plot goes on‚ Lysistrata character becomes a very noticeable occurrence. Character is revealed through action the characters do. Lysistrata’s character is decisive‚ passionate‚ and intelligent. Lysistrata is decisive‚ she achieves the definite result she wants. Once Lysistrata has an idea of how
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Aristophanes‚ developed the play Lysistrata. In this Grecian comedy Lysistrata‚ a woman‚ leads a group of women in boycotting war. However‚ the action of the main characters and the themes that Aristophanes explores makes this play a significant historical source. The themes of sex‚ war‚ and power in Lysistrata display both Aristophanes portrayal of woman and the real and imagined gender roles of ancient Greece. Sex‚ it may be a tale as old as time‚ but in Lysistrata it was a very constant
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Position Paper: Reader-response I read a book the other day. It was a wonderful book called The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. I really enjoyed it; it gives the background information on the creation of Middle Earth. In it‚ Tolkien tells us of Illúvatar‚ Eä‚ the Valar and the birth of Elves‚ Dwarves and Men. But‚ you know‚ I don’t think it has anything at all to do with Elves‚ Dwarves‚ Men and some god named Illúvatar. I think Tolkien really wanted to write a Biblical allegory and a critique
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Lysistrata essay The book takes place in Athens (Greece) during the Peloponnesian Wars between Athens and Sparta. All of the scenes take place on the Acropolis and shrine on a rough hill 500 feet above sea level–accessible through a marble gateway (the Propylaea). The acropolis had a gigantic ivory-and-gold statue of the. Athena‚ the goddess of wisdom and war and the patron goddess of Athens‚ was honored in the temple as Athena Parthenos. The characters come from various parts of Greece such as
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since the dawn of literature. For example‚ we have Plate and Aristotle who were concerned about audience responses and how plays generated pity and fear on them. Still‚ the audience or readers were passive. After the appearance of reader response theory‚ readers are activated. They involve themselves to elaborate the text‚ fill in the gaps and enact their experiences with the text. Most reader response critics can be divided into three groups. One of these groups is‚ as they are called‚ the structuralist
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The Lysistrata of Aristophanes Aristophanes was a satirist who produced Lysistrata around 413 BC when the news of Athen ’s warships had been destroyed near Sicily. For twenty-one years‚ while Athens was engaged in war‚ he relentlessly and wittliy attacked the war‚ the ideals of the war‚ the war party and the war spirit. This risked his acceptance and his Athenian citizenship. Lysistrata is probably the oldest comedy which has retained a place in modern theatre. It primarily deals with two themes
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