Athenian comedy

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ATHENIAN COMEDY

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Athenian comedy. Lysistrata. Date of play? Playwright? Type of Government in Athens? Political conflict? Freedom of speech? Feminist play? Misogynistic play? Pacifist play?. Lysistrata. Date of play 411 BCE (end of 5 th century) PlaywrightAristophanes Type of Government - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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ATHENIAN COMEDY

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LYSISTRATA

• Date of play?• Playwright?• Type of Government in Athens?• Political conflict?• Freedom of speech?• Feminist play?• Misogynistic play?• Pacifist play?

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LYSISTRATA• Date of play 411 BCE (end of 5th century)• Playwright Aristophanes• Type of Government in Athens Democracy• Political conflict Peloponnesian Wars (Athens vs. Sparta)• Freedom of speech Yes• Feminist play Women in power but only temporarily.

Women are sex objects. Inspiration for women movements.

• Misogynistic play Women lack self-control• Pacifist playCivil war is wrong. Used for its pacifist and antiauthoritarian message

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THEATER OF DIONYSUS

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COMIC ACTORS

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THE ART OF DIONYSUS

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COMIC VS. HEROIC

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LYSISTRATA?

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ACTORS: TRAGEDY

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THE ORESTEIA

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ACTORS: SATIRIC PLAY