Lysistrata

I really enjoyed reading this play, because I have heard of it before but I have not read it. What shocked me the most about the play were the sexual innuendos that were spread throughout the whole play. I found myself rereading every line and being shocked about the double meanings. I found the plot of the play to also be very unique, and it was an unexpected plot for a play that revolves around wars. The physical humor and over the top double meanings were funny, because I think plays can sometimes be generalized as being strictly serious. This play put a comedic spin on issues that were really occurring though, like the prevalence of war in Greece.

Overall, I really enjoyed reading Lysistrata because it reflected the stereotypes that men have about women and the other way around. I found it funny that many of those stereotypes are still believed and joked about today. For example, that women are always late. After reading this play, I remembered what the intro to the play said, that at this time in Theater the roles of women were still being portrayed my male actors. When I first read the play, the image I had created featured men and women actors playing their own roles. Thinking back about the play and its dialogue, the fact that the men had to play the women and the men who lusted after the “women” made the play even more amusing to me.