Class Reflection: Finishing Lysistrata

Last class we finished the play Lysistrata by Aristophones. I felt that this play was a very good way to start the year because it demonstrates the fun, the power and depth that theater has. Lysistrata is a comedy about women who refuse to have sex in order to end the Peloponnesian war in Greece in the 400's BC. This play demostrates the power of sex, the role of women and the stupidity of war. I like the play a lot because it redefined Greek Theater for us students, since Greek Theater is usually portrayed as dull and boring, but in the case of this play we saw that it can be much more lively, sexual and therefore more relevant to our lives. Now we have been given the task to adapt and preform a section of the play. My group chose the initial scenes when Lysistrata persuades the women to chose chastity in order to finalize the war. I feel that it would be interesting if the scene is very apocalyptic and dark but funny. If the women act like if it where the end of the world to stop having sex it would further the argument that sex is such a vital part of our lives and at the same time increasing its comical value because of the exagerations.