ive months, and Myrrhin who explains her husband has been away for seven. (pg 110, lines 84-87). Lysistrata 110. Loneliness can be a devastating thing, coupled with the fact that during this time, male dominance and chauvinism was so abundant that the women had no say whatsoever in political affairs. It is no wonder Lysistrata felt she needed to devise a plan to change things.
The men of Greece were sturdy, domineering, brash, cynical, and down right arrogant. The rule of the land was ba
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