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Lysistrata
For some reason, the name of an ancient Greek play popped into my brain this morning and wouldn't leave. I did a search on the name and found Lysistrata by Aristophanes (and read it).
Well then...
Suspending a few areas of culture shock and a few other areas where the author obviously erred on the side of whimsy, it was delightful... Sample:
"MAGISTRATE (addressing the women)
I would ask you first why you have barred our gates.
LYSISTRATA
To seize the treasury; no more money, no more war.
MAGISTRATE
Then money is the cause of the war?
LYSISTRATA
And of all our troubles. It was to find occasion to steal that Pisander and all the other agitators were forever raising revolutions. Well and good! but they'll never get another drachma here.
MAGISTRATE
What do you propose to do then, pray?
LYSISTRATA
You ask me that! Why, we propose to administer the treasury ourselves.
MAGISTRATE
You do?"
Yep, they did...
Well then...
Suspending a few areas of culture shock and a few other areas where the author obviously erred on the side of whimsy, it was delightful... Sample:
"MAGISTRATE (addressing the women)
I would ask you first why you have barred our gates.
LYSISTRATA
To seize the treasury; no more money, no more war.
MAGISTRATE
Then money is the cause of the war?
LYSISTRATA
And of all our troubles. It was to find occasion to steal that Pisander and all the other agitators were forever raising revolutions. Well and good! but they'll never get another drachma here.
MAGISTRATE
What do you propose to do then, pray?
LYSISTRATA
You ask me that! Why, we propose to administer the treasury ourselves.
MAGISTRATE
You do?"
Yep, they did...