Act of Resistance

For my act of resistance I refrained from eating poultry meats and anything that has been artificially processed over the holiday weekend. (And yes including turkey) I was reading an article on how the company KFC has changed their name. Kentucky Fried Chicken has become KFC. At first I thought the real reason was because of the "FRIED" food issue but it’s not. The reason why they call it KFC is because they cannot use the word chicken anymore. They actually use genetically manipulated organisms. These so called "chickens" are kept alive by tubes inserted into their bodies to pump blood and nutrients throughout their structure. They have no beaks, no feathers, and no feet. Their bone structure is dramatically shrunk to get more meat out of them. This is great for KFC because they do not have to pay so much for their production costs. There is no more plucking of the feathers or the removal of the beaks and feet. The government has told them to change all of their menus so they do not say chicken anywhere. If you look closely you will notice this. I was listening to their commercials, over the weekend and I was surprised that I didn’t see or hear the word chicken. I find this matter to be very disturbing. I hope people will start to realize this and let other people know. First primarily because it’s extremely cruel to animals and personally it’s completely unmoral. As I am usually eating KFC at least once every two weeks it was surprising for me to completely avoid the holiday bird, but I felt like I accomplished something.I also looked on the website at KFC nutrient guide and it said, “At KFC, we take great pride and care to provide you with the best food and dining experience in the quick service restaurant business. We believe eating sensibly, combined with appropriate exercise, is the best solution for a healthy lifestyle.” My reaction to this was at what cost you will provide good service. Even if it requires you harming chickens to an extent where they don’t look like chickens.

The Ending of Lysisrata

The chorus of old men sympathize with Cinesias, but it is not sympathy that he wants; he is now quite angry. Within moments a magistrate from Athens arrives and is joined by a herald from Sparta. Both are suffering from the women’s absence, as are men everywhere. The two agree that something must be done, and the herald returns to Sparta with instructions to return with someone who can arrange a truce. While everyone awaits the peace envoy, the women seek to soothe the men. When the ambassadors arrive, Lysistrata is sent for, and the negotiations begin. But when it appears that neither group can reach an agreement, the men are invited inside to feast. The men’s desire for their wives increases with the wine, and soon the treaty is signed, and both men and women leave for their homes. This ca

The role of Women in Lysistrata

Women were property, In Lysistrata "Something beautiful to own, to gaze upon, to fulfill your sexual needs and desires and to bear and raise your children in the appropriate cultural aspect". Except for sex and the family element, women really didn't have any redeeming social values. To even consider putting a woman into any position where she would be required to think, or to make decisions outside of the home was laughable. This is the root of their humor. In the opening scenes of the play, Lysistrata says "I'm furious with women and womankind. Don't all of our husbands say we are not to be relied upon... Don't they think we are such clever villains?" The women don't like the fact that the only power women have had over men from the dawn of time is to withhold from sex.

Women Challenges

The women challenge the masculine role in Lysistrata to preserve
the traditional way of life of the community. When the
women become challenged themselves, they take on the
masculine characteristics and attitudes and defeat the men
physically, mentally but most of all strategically. Proving
that neither side benefits from it, just that one side
loses more than the other side.

A glimpse of disobedience

one of the most ‘‘shocking’’ aspects of the women’s actions is their disobedience to men. When the men arrive with logs and the intention of burning out the women, they tell the audience that they are shocked that the women they have nourished have turned on the men. In short, the women of Athens are no longer obedient to the men of Athens. Also, the women are willing to trade insults and even to fight, if necessary. This behavior contradicts the expected demeanor of the women and shows their dedication to Lysistrata plan.

The Begeinning of Lysistrata

I find the beginning of Lysistrata quite humorous along with the rest of the play. The discussion of war, is not something that females in Greece are accustomed to. Lysistrata admits that if she had called for an orgy or festival for the god Dionysis, the women would have filled the streets with tambourines in tow. This line is quite amusing because it has a touch of sexual humor. The housebound woman that disgusts Lysistrata , is her next-door neighbor, Kleonike. As Kleonike sympathetically explains to Lysistrata, most of the women are probably off waking the maids or tending to children not really paying any attention to Lysistrata plan at all. Lysistrata is not only angered because the women won't discuss war and the peace of their country, but she is ashamed that the women won't stand up to the stereotypes and names that their husband's give them.

Can reform be a theme for Lysistrata

I believe in order to determine you must consider 2 points:
1. The significance of the fact that the women do not, at first, want to give up sex. They have to be persuaded to do this. So self sacrifice becomes an issue immediately. For example the 1st scene: Lysistrata has to work pretty hard to convince the ladies to join her.
2. The fact that Lysistrata tells the women to give in if the issue is pursued with violence is extremely important. So i really cant determine if this is an appropriate choice of themes

Lysistrata a feminist play?

Is Lysistrata a feminist play? I like to think so. Lysistrata is sort-of a feminist play. Obviously, the women control the men by withholding sex. However, at the end, the women go back to being meek little things and doing whatever their husbands tell them to do. But mainly i think its controlled by the women because the entire play is revolved around them as the problem solvers.

By means of War

It is war that destructs the Athens. The chorus is made up of all old men because there are no young men left. Those who have not been killed in the war, are off at war. The women remain behind and must take care of the children and property with little assistance. The Young women have no one to marry. Lysistrata says that when men return from war, even the old ones can find wives. But once their time has passed, the young women will never find a husband. This is one of the results of war, the abandonment of the women.

Lysistrata Character

Lysistrata is an idealistic young woman who wants to bring a stop to the war. She decides that the most effective way to get the men to stop fighting is to deny them sex. She brings all the other women together and with some help from Lampito, and pretty much convinces all the women to join in her in this plan. Lysistrata is smart and funny, which adds to the humorous atmosphere of the entire play. In a nutshell Lysistrata is a peacemaker, when it seems that the peace talks between Athens and Sparta will end without an agreement, Lysistrata comes up with a plan to convince the men to find a peaceful solution.

The Key Elements of humor in Lysistrata

In Lysistrata there is tons of humor!! I mean, the men are in a never ending war and the women are sick and tired of it. The men think that the women should just stay out of the war and thats when Lysistrata devises a plan to get every woman to not touch or sleep with their men until the war is over and a treaty is agreed apon! I meen, the men go crazy after not getting "any" that they have to get laid or they will go absolutly nuts!! so they agree on a treaty....This paly is extremely funny and amusing.

The play presents a succession of, among others, four people, namely Hedda and three men. One would doubtless expect that the basic side in the basic triangle is that between Hedda and George, Eilert, and Brack. My question is why are these three men satisfied with being part of this "Love Triangle"?

The importance of Eilerts manuscript

Eilert's manuscript is, unlike the child Hedda is carrying, a WANTED possession, and therefore Hedda becomes a primitive woman when she burns the image of her enemy's possession. It is also the symbol of Eilert's superiority over george. Eilert's work is dynamic, and George's work is static. Once he loses the manuscript, which by this time has acquired an intense emotional value for he come to think of it, in fact, as a child. When the manuscript comes into Hedda's possession, she burns it; and when the Lovborg returns to her house, she encourages his thoughts of suicide - and puts into his hands one of her father's pistols

Cowardly or Bravery ?

Okay folks this post is just a response or continuation post to my suicide post. By killing herself, is Hedda Gabler brave or cowardly?.............hmm this gets tha juices flown... I think that Hedda is a coward. A coward is a person who lacks courage. Hedda was afraid of "scandal" and what society thought of her. Hedda kills herself because she lacked the courage to live with "scandal." She does not wish to be Tesman's wife nor does she wish to be a mother. But because of her fear of tainting her reputation, she lacked the courage to do something about it.

Why does Hedda commit suicide?

For the most part i have a brief understanding on why i think she does such a sinful act.She commits suicide because she sees no way out of her situation. She has been replaced in Georges eyes by Thea. Brack has power over her by blackmailing her. And her position now is that she has no power over anyone which isn't what she wants, all the way through the play she has wanted power over people, she made Eilert drink, and effectively killed him by giving him the gun. She hasn't really had any female role models; no mother figure mentioned and so has been brought up in the male atmosphere. She was used to being rich & so only married George on the promise that he was going to be rich and successful and when that fell through she was stuck with no way out. All of these factors combined makes the suicide justifiable.

Why is Hedda so mean in particular to Aunt Juile?

Why is Hedda so mean.... in my opinion i guess her character is meant to expose the problems with upper middle class society through her own bad ways. She has married into the lower class and she wants to prove that she is still the same person she was before she was married. She wants to prove that she is still better than George and aunt Julia. Furthermore, it also might be because Mrs Tesman is still trying to control George life when in turn Hedda wants to control it. What do you think?

Thea contrast to Heddas

Personally, i believe that Thea main purpose is to be in opposition of Hedda. She is everything Hedda isn't. Hedda has masculine characteristics, while Thea has feminine traits. Even though Thea appears weak in front of Hedda, she is in fact stronger and braver than Hedda. This is something Hedda is extremely jealous of, and the fact the Thea and Lovborg have worked as' comrades' to produce the manuscript, and this upset Hedda very much.

Symbolism in Hedda Gabler

There is a lot of symbolism in Hedda Gabler such as the piano, vine leaves, the slippers and the pistols. The piano is symbolic of death; hence why Hedda plays it before she dies and also why partway through it gets moved into the inner room. The vine leaves are a symbol of freedom, peotry and defiance; thus why she describes Lovborg coming with vine leaves in his hair as she thinks that he is about to carry out a beautiful death. Th slippers are symbolic of Tesman's relationship with aunt Julie and the pistols and portrait are symbolic of General Gabler's dominance even after his death.

Act 4 Hedda Gabler

Death dominates this act, from the beginning to the end. Death is suggested visually in the beginning with the dark living room, and Hedda's black dress. Hedda alone faces a life without a future which basically means no one depends upon Hedda at this point. On the other hand, she is unwillingly captivated by the witty Brack. With being deprived of freedom, Hedda is force to face “boring herself to death” or committing a so called heroic suicide.

Act 3 Hedda Gabler

Act III opens with the room completely enclosed; the curtains are drawn both over the door to the middle room and over the glass door leading outside. This is contrasted to the opening scene in Act I and The contrast between Hedda and Thea continues. Hedda awakens from her nap energized and happy and throws open the windows to let in the broad sunlight. Contrast to her behavior in Act I: she claimed she had slept badly, and she wanted the curtain drawn so that the broad sunlight would not shine into the room. Now she feels a sense of power and aliveness because she inspired Lovborg to return to his squandered life, which she has idealized into a courageous, free life.

hedda Gabler Act 2

If you read the stage direction closely you began to notice that the piano has been moved into the inner room, which increasingly becomes Hedda's space. i believe that it reflects her self-containment and her separateness from herself and others. Hedda enjoys Brack's company and she engages in a verbal argument with him and, even jokes with him for the first time in the play. Her rejecting Brack has caused her to be called sexually repressed which affects her character.

Act 1 Hedda Gabler

In act 1 of Hedda Gabler, I think that the opening scenery sets the tone for the book. The opening lines establish the relationship among the Tesmans and Hedda. its obvious that in Act 1 Miss Tesman and her nephew George have a close, loving relationship. The two aunts praise on him and are willing to make any sacrifice for him, and he accepts their sacrifices appreciatively. From this we can conclude that Miss Tesman is a kind, self-sacrificing woman.

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