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LYSISTRATA Animation Transcript
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LYSISTRATA by ARISTOPHANES
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To put an end to the Peloponnesian war, Lysistrata persuades women
from all over Greece to go on a sex strike until the men agree to make
peace.
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Lysistrata hatches a plan with the older women to seize control of the
Acropolis, where the city treasury is kept.
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The men attempt to smoke the women out of the Acropolis but the
women extinguish the fires and triumphantly drench the men.
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When a magistrate, a proboulos, arrives to retrieve funds for the war
Lysistrata berates him about the losses that the women have been
forced to bear.
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Women have to take on more than twice your burden. Firstly it’s us
giving birth to children, then we send them off as soldiers.
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The women dress the magistrate up in their clothes, and send him
away humiliated.
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As the strike continues the sex-starved men of Greece become
increasingly desperate.
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A Spartan Herald approaches the Acropolis and finds the magistrate
outside. He explains the desperate situation of his countrymen and
they both agree that a treaty is required.
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Delegations from Athens and Sparta meet to discuss the treaty.
Lysistrata appears with her naked handmaid, Peace. The men’s eyes
are fixated on Peace as Lysistrata chastises them for treating each
other so badly and reminds them that they previously helped one
another. The Spartan and Athenian leaders guiltily agree and decide
on land rights to end the war.
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Lysistrata gives the women back to their men and joins the
celebration of peace.
LYSISTRATA Animation Transcript
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LYSISTRATA by ARISTOPHANES