Historically, the aftermath of war has shown to have a major impact on the morale of a civilization. This broken spirit affects every aspect of society and culture. The damaged morale of the Athenian people after their defeat by Sparta in the Peloponnesian War caused a non-structured government that was depicted in The Assemblywomen by Aristophanes. This was projected by the desperate, yet motivated women striving to save the Athenian city-state as well as by the actions taken to improve the lives of the people.
In The Assemblywomen, an assembly was to be conducted for "proposals on how to save Athens." (p. 235) If the city needs to be "saved," this means that the Athenian city was struggling. Prior to the Peloponnesian War, Athens was involved in its "Golden Age." Morale was high and the government was in the hands of the people, which was the basis of democracy. After their loss to the Spartans, Athens went through a tough time. As morale weakened, the government was not meeting the needs of the people. .
Aristophanes developed a comedic idea to save Athens. Chremes explained what happened at the assembly. "They voted to hand over control to the women." (p. 237) This was a last resort as women were not even considered to be citizens. They never attended political assemblies and were not involved in government. Aristophanes used this absurd proposal just to show how the government was affected by the peoples' defeat. Athens was desperate for a reformation and was willing to try just about any new form or policy. The Assemblywomen showed this desperation through the irony of women presenting the solution to save Athens.
Although womens' involvement in politics was fictitious, there were other attempts made to improve the government. Praxagora mentioned a reaction to Agyrrhius' solution to low participation. "Now, thanks to him and his bright idea of payment for attendance, it's full to overflowing.
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