Lysistrata and War Today
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The war in Iraq has brought out strong opinions on both sides, some claiming that it is necessary and serves to buttress freedom, others claiming that war is always wrong and the war should be terminated. Howard Troxler, columnist for the St. Petersburg Times, points out in his article ôA certain discomfort could weaken manÆs desire to wage warö that AristophanesÆ play ôLysistrataö has enjoyed a comeback with regard to anti-war strategies in our day. ôLysistrataö was about a humorous plot by the women of Athens and Spartaùled by the protagonist Lysistrataùto persuade their men to stop fighting in a seemingly endless war. Their strategy was to primp and preen but deny all sexual favors to their men until the war stopped. In the play, this tactic worked. Troxler suggests that
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