Sunday, November 16, 2008
spectacle through clothing
spectacle is important in all novels and plays and is equally imporrtant in lysistrata. spectacle in regards to clothing enforces the theme of nakedness reveals the truth. this is seen in the way that in the beginning of the play every one is clothed and towards the end every one is basically naked. this represents the feelings of both the men and women. for the men, this represents their desires, once they take off their armor all they want is the women and what the women bring. in the case of the women, they shed their clothes to embrace peace and the men.
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yea... the nudity in this play helps add to the sexual tension and frustration of both the men and women, but more so the men. going from fully clothed to basically nude shows how much they've gone through with the whole ordeal. both the men and women wanted sum.
this is a good point. in considering the clothing, everyone does start out properly dressed, but slowly sheds more clothing as the play goes on. i remember one scene in particular of how the kokryphaios of men and women both take off their shirts to try to get the other to give in, showing both their real desires and their knowledge of the desires of the other.
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