Lysistrata

Amidst the tone of war around us, and speak of possible defeat, the festival of Dionysos will be held the fall of this great year, 411 BCE. Many ideas of entertainment have been suggested, most of which plays from various credible playwrights. One that has caught my eye in many ways is a work by Aristophanes. It is titled Lysistrata, and is a comedy based on our current status of war. Now considering our present situation, …

…the reality of war and its fundamentals will set in most likely after viewing the production. There are no winners in a war, only those who are lost, or have lost various things. This could start a trend of peace throughout the area of Greece, and nothing but good can come of that. No edits, no rewording, just the work as it was intended would be mostly beneficial to the Athenian community. Consider the alternatives.