![]() ![]() ![]() Clearly, the language is very earthy and bawdy. There is humorous interplay between the choruses of old men and women. Further, constant sexual innuendos abound. Set in the environs of that prevailing polite society, the characters try very hard to preserve the amenities and civility, but frequently fail, as their true actions become known.įirst, in Lysistrata, there is much levity in the degree to which the men are made to appear foolish, and to be rather easily manipulated by their women. Next, She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy of manners, where irony prevails amid frequent misunderstandings. For contemporary audiences yet delight in the satire of Lysistrata, the farcical comedy of manners in which the themes of national war and peace, and yes, even war and peace between the sexes, all receive humorous treatment. ![]()
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