Greek Comedy XII: Aristophanes’s Ecclesiazusae, or More Marxist Than Marx

Posted byTriumvir ClioPosted inGreek Comedy, The Greeks

Whether you call it Assemblywomen, Congresswomen, Women at the Assembly, or Women at the Parliament, it is still my favorite and incredibly relevant to our current sociopolitical world.

Discussion Prompts
  1. Why do you think Praxagora effectively disappears in the second half of this play?
  2. If you were to direct this play today, where and when would you set it? Why?
  3. If you were to write a modern adaptation of this play, what changes would you make? Why?
  4. Why do you think Praxagora is the only woman with a name?
  5. Why do you think this play is not as famous as Lysistrata?
  6. Which play do you like better? Lysistrata or Ecclesiazusae? Why?
  7. Did the Dissident come up with a way to cheat the system? If so, what is his plan?
  8. What can we learn from this play about how we could reform our current sociopolitical systems?

Published by Triumvir Clio

I have a BA in History and Classical Civilization from Loyola University Chicago and an MPH from Western Michigan University. I've been a geometry teacher, a religion teacher, a writing tutor. I'm a writer, a knitter, a dancer, a singer, an actor. And, yes, for fun I like to reread everything that was assigned while getting my classics degree.

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