Dramatis Personae in ancient comedy depend on scholars' interpretation of textual evidence. This list is based on Alan Sommerstein's 1973 translation.[1]
Written by
Aristophanes
Chorus
Old men
Old women
Characters
Lysistrata
Calonice
Myrrhine
Lampito
Magistrate
Cinesias
Baby
Spartan Herald
Spartan Ambassador
Athenian Negotiator
Athenian Delegates
Two Layabouts
Doorkeeper
Two Diners
Stratyllis
Five Young Women
Mute
Ismenia
Corinthian Woman
Reconciliation
Four Scythian Policemen
Scythian Policewoman
Athenian citizens, Spartan envoys, slaves et al.
Setting
Before the Propylaea, or gateway to the Acropolis of Athens, 411 BCE
Lysistrata (/laɪˈsɪstrətə/ or /ˌlɪsəˈstrɑːtə/; Attic Greek: Λυσιστράτη, Lysistrátē, "Army Disbander") is an ancient Greek comedy by Aristophanes, originally performed in classical Athens in 411 BCE. It is a comic account of a woman's extraordinary mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Greek city states by denying all the men of the land any sex, which was the only thing they truly and deeply desired. Lysistrata persuades the women of the warring cities 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.[citation needed]
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.[2] 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.[citation needed]
^Alan Sommerstein, Aristophanes: Lysistrata, The Acharnians, The Clouds (Penguin Classics, 1973), p. 37.
^David Barrett's edition Aristophanes: the Frogs and Other Plays (Penguin Classics, 1964), p. 13
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