Classical Drama/ Synopsis

Lysistrata | Aristophanes

July 25, 2026

Lysistrata is a vulgar anti-war Greek satiric comedy by the ancient comic playwright Aristophanes. It was first staged in 411 BC, which is one of his shorter plays. This play is the comic and full...

Classical Drama/ Synopsis

Antigone, the last trilogy of Sophocles but written first in 442 BC, centers on the conflict between Creon, the dictator of Thebes and the strong willed Antigone. The play has only one main plot and...

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