e type of morals the Athenian people possessed.In the last work, Lysistrata, it is a comedy with a hidden meaning and an antiwar theme. It is about women not giving men sexual gratification until they stop fighting. Obviously the women eventually win. Therefore in the Athenian society war is never good.The people of our generation should feel very privileged to have been given the opportunity to learn about Athens. Our society is very fortunate to have recovered these works. The three fragments from Thucydides, "Pericles Funeral Oration," the "Mytilenian Debate," and the "Melian Dialogue," was where a large bulk of the information about the Athenian culture and society came from. The two plays, "Antigone" and "Lysistrata" were by no means immaterial. Both plays undoubtedly show how significant theater was in Athens. In all Athens was a dominant society that should and will be placed into the history books....
