CLA232H1 Lecture Notes - Alcibiades, Cultural Anthropology, Ancient Greek Comedy
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Gale and gale cengage are trademarks used herein under license. For complete copyright information on these enotes please visit: http://www. enotes. com/lysistrata/copyright enotes: table of contents. Modern audiences enjoy the sexuality and humor in. Aristophanes" work, and they enjoy what appears as modern feminism and the depiction of strong women. Comedies were very popular presentations during the greek festivals, and there is no reason to think that. At the time of the play"s initial production, athens and sparta had been at war for twenty years, and this play would have offered one of the few opportunities to laugh at war. The idea that lysistrata could unite women to end the war would have set up the audience for a traditional battle between the sexes. However, there are also serious ideas to be found in lysistrata"s speeches. She reminds the audiences of the many men who have died during the peloponnesian war, and the chorus of old.
