Part one of term paper
What was comedy and entertainment like in 411 BC? According to J. F. Johnson, “Lysistrata was produced in 411 B.C. possibly at the Lenaea festival of Athens celebrated in the month roughly equivalent to January” (“Background,” page 1). In the ancient play Lysistrata by Aristophanes, the lead character Lysistrata proves that the men of ...

Part two of term paper
... a peace treaty to end the Peloponnesian War. The first step in proving the women’s intelligence and superiority is for Lysistrata, who is acting as the leader behind the entire operation, to find a common ground between all men to unite them in peace to end the war. All of the Spartan and Athenian men do have one strong tie in common that is highly important to them in this time period. This commonality is their sexual relationship with their wives. Lysistrata knows how important sex is to the ...