Sunday, November 16, 2008

Lysistrata Blog 6

I think this play had just too much happening in such a short time. First it starts with the men and women fighting. then they get along. Then the fight again. and then they make up. And i think it's outrageous that it was ONLY A DAY!! oh my god, these people don't wait for much, nor can they. they needed sex and that's why they compromised so fast.
It was quite comical though. But there were a lot of random things happening. maybe it was the translator's fault. it was shocking that he said he put in metaphors to make up for the ones he took out and stuff like that. doesn't that change the whole meaning and purpose of the play? imagine how much we might have missed because we couldn't read the original copy. That's just a little disappointing. Language jokes are the funniest but you can't fully understand those jokes unless you really know the language.

1 comment:

Ashley said...

I disagree with you on the ground that I found the play completely predictable. Sure, there was a lot going on, but it all followed along seamlessly.