Language is my focus for right now...
The language used in Lysistrata, I think is very important to not only to the plot, but the puns included get in depth to add more meaning. The puns are great and most are exactly on point. They show how lysistrata has reason behind remainging abstinent. Just as the puns have underlying meanings, so does Lysistrata's oath of abstinence. She does not just want to keep people from pleasure, but show the importance of the bigger issue at heart...making peace. I love that Aristophanes (or the modernator...yes, i invented this word for the man who rewrote it) had the choruses speak in song towards the end of the play. Them soeaking in song, somewhat foreshadowed in my eyes, the outcome of the rebellion...peace. Just as the choruses bickered at the beginning, they joined in song, and just as the men and women had different views about the war and making peace, they joined in peace at the end. Writing in song, was a nice touch to add for emphasis on the fact that peace was in the air.
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hmmm i suppose the songs were a good touch. to me, it seemed like the songs were a way to express themselves easier. I mean when you look at it, music is a huge influence to humans, we understand things easier when it comes to music i think...so maybe that's why they sung it, so that the other group would understand where they were coming from.
I was kinda confused with the whole song stuff-sometimes there was a lot of meaning in them, but i agree that it could show them coming to peace. But do you think the men really wanted peace or did they just want their relations with women back????? After reading the play I kinda second guessed whether or not the men really saw the point of making peace instead of war.
I totally agree especially with the fact that the puns add a lot more to the depth and the meaning of the play. Thats something I thought was very important to the overall play.
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