"All right. We're going to have to give up - the prick. Why are you turning away from me? Where are you going? Why are you all pursing your lips and shaking your heads? What means your altered color and tearful droppings? Will you do it or not? What are you waiting for?"
- Loeb Classical Library Reader, Lysistrata, Page 63
They seem so outraged that they would have to give up sex to make their husbands and lovers halt their wars but they also seem to be aware of the power they hold over their men. Women in history are portrayed as quiet and demure and yet classical women seem to be far more brash and confident in themselves and their power over society and their men. Makes you wonder if we've come full circle with women, going from powerful and somewhat close to equal to not at all to somewhat close to equal again. Taboo topics have changed over the centuries as well but again, sex is no longer taboo. These women seem very open about their sexuality. Also...it's kind of hilarious...
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
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Like Lauren says, this shows women as creatures who will go to any lengths in order to get what they want and to be satisfied. “If we sat around at home … count on that!” (65)
ReplyDeleteProminently, there is a female desire to better themselves and a present conscious knowledge of the effect they have on the action of men. If the men do happen to come home, women will have the control and so we can see a shift in power based on these actions.