Western
Literature week 13
Aristophanes
Aristophanes, son of Philippus,
of the deme Kydathenaion , was a comic playwright of ancient Athens. Eleven of his forty plays survive virtually
complete. These, together with fragments of some of his other plays, provide
the only real examples of a genre of comic drama known as Old Comedy, and are used to define it.
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Lysistrata
Lysistrata is a comedy by Aristophanes. Originally performed in classical Athens in
411 BC, it is a comic account of one woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War. Lysistrata persuades the women of Greece to withhold sexual privileges from their husbands and
lovers as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace—a strategy,
however, that inflames the battle between the sexes. The play is notable for being an early
exposé of sexual relations in a male-dominated society. Additionally, its dramatic structure
represents a shift from the conventions of Old Comedy, a trend typical of the author's career. It was produced in the same year as
the Thesmophoriazusae, another play with a focus on gender-based issues, just two
years after Athens' catastrophic defeat in the Sicilian
Expedition.
How to Structure a Story: The Eight-Point Arc
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Stasis
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Trigger
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The quest
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Surprise
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Critical choice
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Climax
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Reversal
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Resolution
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