Scene from Aristophanes' Lysistrata (Lines 1112-1161)

A student performs a scene from Aristophanes' Lysistrata (lines 1112-1161). Originally produced at Athens in 411 B.C.E.--a dark point for the city in the Peloponnesian War--the Lysistrata is a ribald anti-war fantasy in which the women of Greece--led by the title character Lysistrata--join forces to compel their husbands to negotiate a peace treaty. In this scene, Lysistrata rebukes the Athenian and Spartan ambassadors (here Victorians and Vancouverites) for engaging in needless conflict.

This scene was a project in a Greek and Roman Comedy class at the University of Victoria. Students adapted the script from Jeffrey Henderson's translation in the Focus Classical Library (1988). The date of perfomance was December 3, 2010. Note: Some adult language.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• Ancient Greek Comedy
• Old Comedy
• Attic Comedy
• Aristophanes
• Lysistrata
• Peloponnesian War