It is important to understand that the ancient Greek comedy "Lysistrata" serves as an example of how, throughout Greek drama, civil unrest is often defined and framed in terms of gender and sexual conflict. ... Aristophanes also clearly intended to make a political statement regarding the foolishness of continued Athenian military aggression. ... But again, Aristophanes is following the great dramatic tradition of asking the audience "what if?" ... Aristophanes obviously understood that and, in modern parlance, milked it for all it was worth in the common tradition of dra...

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