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samueltyler2 · 80-89, M
There was a Greek show about that.
I just looked it up:
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The Greek play about women not sleeping with men is Lysistrata by Aristophanes, a bawdy anti-war comedy produced around 411 BC. In the play, Athenian woman Lysistrata organizes a sex strike among women from various Greek city-states to force their husbands to end the Peloponnesian War, ultimately leading to peace talks.
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This video explains how the women in the play use a sex strike to end the war:
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TheatreofPhil
YouTube• Mar 22, 2020
Key details about the play:
The Plot: The women, led by Lysistrata, agree to withhold sex from their partners until the men agree to stop fighting.
The Strategy: As part of the protest, the women also seize the Acropolis, where the state treasury is kept.
The Conflict: The play highlights the tension between male and female, as well as the desperation of the men—notably Lysistrata's husband, Kinesias—who face extreme temptation but are refused.
The Message: While comedic, the play serves as a critique of the brutal Peloponnesian War and showcases the power of collective female action.
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Lysistrata is widely considered the most famous example of a "sex strike" in both classic literature and political activism today.
Wikipedia
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Sex strike - Wikipedia
History * Ancient Greece. The most famous example of a sex strike in the arts is the Greek playwright Aristophanes' work Lysistrata, an anti-war comedy. The fem...
Wikipedia
In the ancient Greek play ‘Lysistrata,’ women stop having sex with men to end a bloody war | by Nina Renata Aron | Timeline | Medium
The play is a bawdy comedy that has inspired novels, musicals, and an episode of *M*A*S*H*. In the play, women stage a sex strike to force men to stop the Pelop...
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Lysistrata: Full Play Summary - SparkNotes
Lysistrata tells the Commissioner that war is a concern of women because women have sacrificed greatly for it—women have given their husbands and their sons to ...
SparkNotes
Lysistrata: 'Ancient' War Protest - NPR
Related NPR Stories. Expanded coverage. Read the Transcript. All over the world yesterday, voices rose in opposition to war in the form of theater. The ancient ...
NPR
Aristophanes, Lysistrata
Lysistrata, performed first in 411 bce, begins with the title character, an agitated Athenian woman, impatient with the tardiness of other women whom she also c...
Michael Delahoyde
I just looked it up:
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The Greek play about women not sleeping with men is Lysistrata by Aristophanes, a bawdy anti-war comedy produced around 411 BC. In the play, Athenian woman Lysistrata organizes a sex strike among women from various Greek city-states to force their husbands to end the Peloponnesian War, ultimately leading to peace talks.
Medium
Medium
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This video explains how the women in the play use a sex strike to end the war:
Related video thumbnail
57s
TheatreofPhil
YouTube• Mar 22, 2020
Key details about the play:
The Plot: The women, led by Lysistrata, agree to withhold sex from their partners until the men agree to stop fighting.
The Strategy: As part of the protest, the women also seize the Acropolis, where the state treasury is kept.
The Conflict: The play highlights the tension between male and female, as well as the desperation of the men—notably Lysistrata's husband, Kinesias—who face extreme temptation but are refused.
The Message: While comedic, the play serves as a critique of the brutal Peloponnesian War and showcases the power of collective female action.
Medium
Medium
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Lysistrata is widely considered the most famous example of a "sex strike" in both classic literature and political activism today.
Wikipedia
Wikipedia
Sex strike - Wikipedia
History * Ancient Greece. The most famous example of a sex strike in the arts is the Greek playwright Aristophanes' work Lysistrata, an anti-war comedy. The fem...
Wikipedia
In the ancient Greek play ‘Lysistrata,’ women stop having sex with men to end a bloody war | by Nina Renata Aron | Timeline | Medium
The play is a bawdy comedy that has inspired novels, musicals, and an episode of *M*A*S*H*. In the play, women stage a sex strike to force men to stop the Pelop...
Medium
Lysistrata: Full Play Summary - SparkNotes
Lysistrata tells the Commissioner that war is a concern of women because women have sacrificed greatly for it—women have given their husbands and their sons to ...
SparkNotes
Lysistrata: 'Ancient' War Protest - NPR
Related NPR Stories. Expanded coverage. Read the Transcript. All over the world yesterday, voices rose in opposition to war in the form of theater. The ancient ...
NPR
Aristophanes, Lysistrata
Lysistrata, performed first in 411 bce, begins with the title character, an agitated Athenian woman, impatient with the tardiness of other women whom she also c...
Michael Delahoyde
