World Literature 2330 Cohen Exam 2

Lysistrata - Answer- Written by Greek poet Aristophanes (450-385 B.C.E.). Lysistrata - Answer- Anti-War comic play about women on a sex strike to stop the Peloponnesian war. Lysistrata - Answer- Looks at war: its futility, as substitute for sex. Lysistrata - Answer- Condemns how men manage politics; women are victims of war. Lysistrata - Answer- Mocks the sexual desires of men and women. What is the role of women in Athenian society? - Answer- Not much. Bear children and listen to their husbands. Lysistrata - Answer- Uses colloquial slang, shocking language. Lysistrata - Answer- "Dissolver of armies" and the exception among women. Myrrhine and Cinesias - Answer- Myrrhine seduces her husband and refuses sex at the last minute; the poet mocks Cinesias. Chorus of old women - Answer- Capture Acropolis. Ramayana - Answer- Written by sage Valmiki (550 B.C.E.) in Sanskrit. Ramayana - Answer- India's first epic poem: 24,00 couplets divided into 7 books (kandas). Trinity of Gods - Answer- Shiva, Brahma, Visnu. Visnu - Answer- Restores the moral balance of the universe. What was the role of women in Indian society? - Answer- To be loyal, faithful, and compassionate to their husbands. Ramayana - Answer- Provides a moral vision of society: ideal son, husband, king, wife, brother. What is dharma? - Answer- Moral laws governing personal conduct. Rama - Answer- Visnu's 7th incarnation; warrior king exiled for 14 years.