Sunday, November 16, 2008

Choruses

The choruses of the old women and the old men are interesting to me. They add an interesting point to the play because it really shows you that not only are the young men and women a part of this so are the old men and women. They each help their own and help get the point of the wholes across. I think this adds a lot to the theme of the "War of the Sexes" it shows how all the women can come together and really prove a point and get what they want. And how unity is important in accomplishing a task like this. Without the choruses this play would be even simpler and I think it would make the overall actions of the play less signifigant. Because it would seem to be affecting a smaller group and would take away from the overall idea.

1 comment:

mayayayaya said...

I completely agree with you! Lysistrata definitely wouldn't be the same without the two choruses and the Koryphaios'. You made an interesting point that it contributes to the "War of the Sexes" theme and that all women despite age or sexual attraction can unite with the idea of accomplishing a common goal.