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callareads69's review
challenging
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
clare_the_reader's review
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
qaabiqah's review
4.0
Should it be taken as a joke? Or not?
A very good read, but pointless if you have little or no contextual knowledge of Greek Theatre and The Peloponnesian War - it makes it harder to appreciate and understand.
A very good read, but pointless if you have little or no contextual knowledge of Greek Theatre and The Peloponnesian War - it makes it harder to appreciate and understand.
jordantaylor's review
4.0
"The Assembly of Women," or, "Ecclesiazusae," reminded me very strongly of my favorite Aristophanes, "Lysistrata." If you loved that play as much as I did, you will enjoy this one as well.
The first scene starts off with a group of wives in Ancient Athens stealing their husband's clothes and setting off to speak at the male-only Assembly. Their novel ideas, which concern land ownership, equality, and even sex, are met with a mixture of both outraged indignation and curious popularity.
This play was very fun, and I loved the spirited, mischievously intelligent women. I cannot leave out their husbands - exaggeratedly slow witted, they were hilarious.
Aristophanes is perhaps the world's first champion of women's rights, and he puts his ideas into comedy very well.
The first scene starts off with a group of wives in Ancient Athens stealing their husband's clothes and setting off to speak at the male-only Assembly. Their novel ideas, which concern land ownership, equality, and even sex, are met with a mixture of both outraged indignation and curious popularity.
This play was very fun, and I loved the spirited, mischievously intelligent women. I cannot leave out their husbands - exaggeratedly slow witted, they were hilarious.
Aristophanes is perhaps the world's first champion of women's rights, and he puts his ideas into comedy very well.
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