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Aristophanes' play, Lysistrata, takes place toward the end of the Peloponnesian War and centers on the lives of the soldiers' wives. One woman, Lysistrata, under the impression that a man's libido is ultimately his driving force in life, comes up with an interesting peace solution: to deny their husbands sexual relations until they can settle on a peace agreement that will end the war. However, Lysistrata's strategy effectively creates even more war than before as the sexes begin to feud with each other. Aristophanes' play is both comic and poignant as it reveals the relationship between men a.
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Keywords
- Aristophanes -- Translations into English
- Comedies
- GITenberg
- Greece -- History -- Peloponnesian War, 431-404 B.C. -- Drama
- Greek drama (Comedy) -- Translations into English
- Lysistrata (Fictitious character) -- Drama
- PA
- Peace movements -- Drama
- Women and peace -- Drama
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