Status Updates From Lysistrata and Other Plays

Que divertides per favor ses dones aquestes

‘The Clouds’ now. 423 BC

Act 2

Lisístrata bate na barriga da outra mulher: "Ué, mas por que tá tão duro??"
Mulher: "É porque é um menino!!!"
Lisístrata: "AH, É????" *levanta o vestido da mulher* "ISSO É UM CAPACETE!!"
Mulher: "eu só deixei aí caso a criança nasça, porque aí eu posso carregar ela no capacete!"

Mulher desesperada por sexo inventando desculpa: "eu não posso mais ficar aqui com todas essas mulheres, guardando os espólios da guerra - preciso voltar pra casa porque estou grávida!!!"
Lisístrata: "que grávida, o quê! Ontem você não estava grávida!"
Mulher: "MAS HOJE EU TÔ!"

Um velho revoltado: "é, porque eu vou mostrar o que eu posso fazer!"
A mulher debochada: "você, que só falta morrer? O chão tá aí, só falta cavar um buraco pra você cair dentro"

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

As always, Aristophanes uses the language of democracy to criticize the democracy’s policies. Anyone who attacks majority views is wise to wrap himself in the flag.

“You’re as pretty as green grass.”

... thanks?

Hilarious. Loving it!

love this play but the translation is just weird! lampito, the spartan woman, has a southern accent???

Note to self: If you ever decide to cheat a creditor, make sure to never have an educated son.

LAMACHUS: Would you please, my man, not make fun of my equipment?
DIKAIOPOLIS: Would you please, my man, not look hungrily at my thrush?
LAMACHUS: Would you please, my man, not presume to speak to me?

Lisístrata

Chegou o momento de serdes vós a ouvir os nossos conselhos e a calar, como nós nos calámos. Só então poderemos remediar as coisas.

(...)

Magistrado

Mandas-me calar, maldita! Mandas-me calar, com esse véu a cobrir-te a cabeça? Antes a morte!

Lisístrata

Se o céu é empecilho, podes tirar-mo, pô-lo na tua cabeça e calares a boca. (...) A guerra agora é assunto das mulheres.

Yes, we needed alight book for book club in the time of pandemic. The line breaks in this play made the reading challenging.

Estamos con ella en Literatura Universal. Sólo por lo mucho que me río con mis alumnos, ya merece la pena.

Even after all these years it shocks me these Ancient writers (in this case Aristophanes) call Euripides a misogynist when he was the least misogynistic of all of them. Regardless this play is interesting and I’m enjoying it a lot.

“O you - why not learn your lesson and just die?” This book is too funny

I've only just begun and there has already been mention of gaping asses, shitting, ass-fucking, cock-sucking, and a graffiti saying "Athens is sexy." Athens *really* is sexy.

Only reading Lysistrata and not the other plays but I’m counting this lol

Finished the Acharnians yesterday

Read The Clouds today - buddy read with BrokenTune

This is my last collection of Greek Plays to read for the year. At least some of my reading goals are being mad in this madness.

Finished act 1 of lysistrata

Just finished the clouds

Finished act 1 of the clouds ! ☁️

I actually really like the clouds so far (reading the intro really helped)

Just finished the acharnians

Finished act 1 of Acharnians

Literalmente no tengo palabras.

The Acharnians - 1/5 Stars. Redeemed by Dikaiopolos' mocking perversions of Lamachus' slave-directed orders; and, the concluding juxtaposition of consequences befalling the aforementioned, Lamachus meted out suffering for his martial proclivity, Dikaiopolos pleasure for his pacifism(which in turn betrays Aristophanes Anti-war partialiality(which was intended)).