Monday, November 17, 2008
Lysistrata Post #1: Who Will Give In First??
Man, this play was OC in the very beginning!!! Sex is such a important factor in the Greek culture!! Nonetheless, it is very interesting and almost kinda fun to guess who will give in first. The men treat their wives like objects or even pets. They allow them to do very small and unimportant tasks in and outside of the household. But when it comes to sex, they have these uncontrollable urges. Almost to the point where they use the women, take what they want, dump them to the side. The women in "Lysistrata" are almost as guilty to this crime. When Lysistrata first introduces the theory of abstinence, the other ladies go crazy, saying they would give anything except sex to end the war. Its kinda hard to even guess who will give in first because both genders are almost addicted to sex.
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I agree with you. Judging from how the women react to Lysistrata's plan, it is difficult to determine if they will actually follow through. However, we have to remember,they did take an oath and they had a very motivating, serious leader who helped them remain abstinent. The men acted unbelievably. They were so upset that the women would not have sex with them so it is obvious that the women touched a sensitive area or rather refuse to touch a sensitive area.
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