Act of Resistance

For my act of resistance, I visited my previous middle school I attended in order to inform the soon-to-be high school students or eighth graders for that matter, about the effects and harm in which comes from the likes of teen pregnancy. Not having any personal encounters or accounts with that of teen pregnancy, I do feel as if you can only go downhill from that point. Going through the stress and agony of having a child while still in school is quite unbearable. Trying to balance the two with one another, along with multiple other issues one may be going through, is much harder than probably what I even think. As I explained to the eighth grade classes what you can get out of having a child at the tender age they are at, I could sense some of their minds swaying away from the likes of sex all together. Besides, they are entirely too young to even have their minds on those kinds of things anyway, in my opinion. I stayed completely honest with the eighth graders. I even told them how sex can be very pleasurable and full of enjoyment for some, but not to try it until they turn about fifty years old (which would be a joke by the way).I explained to them that chances are, that the more you have sex with someone, the more the risk becomes of you having a child, or even an STD (sexually transmitted disease) for that matter. Hopefully the kids understood the point that I was trying to get at and take into consideration what I said because the information I gave them will be highly useful in their later years. The pressures that come along from peers that concern having sex can easily force one to do it in order to simply fit in. Then, once you actually do do it, a slip-up can occur, as most of the cases with teen pregnancy, and that person could be having a child on the way. So be safe at all times, better yet, stay away from it all together! … (Just kidding! …But still be safe though!)

Both Kleonike and Myrrhina are leading women that are apart of the oath created by Lysistrata. They are like sidekicks to that of Lysistrata. Kleonike is the neighbor of Lysistrata and was the first person to come to the meeting held by Lysistrata pertaining to the oath. Myrrhina is a good friend of Lysistra. With the three working together, in combination with the rest of the women, the men would have a force to recon with.

Why is it that all of the men in this play are very weak in comparison with the women? Even when it came to the Chorus of Men and the Chorus of Women. The Chorus of Women had seized Akropolis from the Chorus of Men. The women are constantly manipulating the men on all levels. Even Lysistrata is able to sway the Commissioner to come to a consensus with her pertaining to the future of Athens.

Kinesias is quite the character. He could be used as a prime example as to how the men really are and how they really feel about the whole situation about the oath. He tries his hardest to try and have sex with his wife. But, little did he know, he was being manipulated by his wife in order to leak the truth out of him about the whole male take of the oath. Just when he thought he was seconds away from getting some, he was seconds away from getting none!

Honestly, what else could have possibly worked in order to keep the men away from war? Nothing at all if you ask me. The men don't care about anything except for their own pleasures. Sex is the most pleasurable way to satisfy someone. I know the guy's mindset was as long as they had sex, they were good, and the women, or Lysistrata for that matter, had to have figured this out, thus, resulting in the oath that was created.

If the men were not to give in to the women's oath, I do believe that the women would have eventually given in themselves. I mean, I could see if there was a certain time restraint in which they were to follow by, but to go on forever without sex would be unthinkable. That goes for the men as well. In my opinion, I feel as if both the men and women sees sex as a necessity, and to go without it could be dangerous for them.

Out of all of the possible choices, Lysistrata wants to take sex away from the men. That's just messed up. Knowing how horny those men were in that play, I'm surprised none of the men went all suicidal on us. That stand could have been the destruction of the men all together. I'm even surprised the men lasted as long as they did... Good job guys!

In my opinion, women disobedience plays a significant role throughtout the play. To me, it symbolizes how women can think on their own as well as make appropriate decisions during this time era. their disobedience shows their power against the oppression of men. By refusing to have sex, something in which the men want dearly, shows their ability to control the men in a sense. This gives them the right to make the men do as they say in order for the men to receive pleasures, something the women are refusing to give up.

In today's society, fornication is at an all-time high. Nowadays, people fornicate just for the fun of it. The idea of staying away from what so many people want, which is that of sex, is quite the task. I honestly don't see how the women were able to maintain their composure with this oath presented by Lysistrata.

Although an oath was made for the women to stay away from sex, I believe that only a handful of women would be able to truly withstand it. These women, in my opinion, are the ones that feel as if Lysistrata had some sort of impact on them and feel the need to pay her back. On the contrary, I do believe that the bulk of the women did not want to take part in the oath. These were the people which could not go without the likes of sex, or fornication for that matter.

Lysistrata...

Wat lysistrata did in order to refrain the men from war was clever. the main reason y i say this is because it worked, first and foremost, and the simple fact that it was a pretty good idea. She took away from the men wat they all desire, and was the likes of sex. Lysistrata got the women to participate in her experiment, and it turned out successful. The men could not help themselves and gave in to the women for what they wanted.

I found the deaths of both Hedda and Lovborg quite eccentric. The fact that they happened back to back i find ironic. I'm not too sure if Eilert killed himself or if it was Hedda, but if he did, then it was because he was basically fed up with life. Seeing how Hedda destroyed his manuscript in which he put much work into was probably what could have pushed him to his limit. As for Hedda, she had nothing to do with her life regardless so i guess she thought suicide was the answer for her to escape from her means of boredom.

Alrite... i was just sittin and wonderin... was Aunt Rina supposed to b sum sort of symbol or sumthin? Cuz to me, she's jus in the play jus because... i know she was the Aunt of George Tesman. I also know the fact that she was majorly ill, and that her sickness may have hindered her play time (<--get it! playtime and play time... man am i clever!), but thats about all i can get from Aunt Rina. Nothing more or nothing less... Other than what i said, i dont even know why she's in the play...

About that opening scene of the first act in the play, i believe it has some sort of symbolism behind it. To me, the dark colors of the room bring a source of negative energy to the play. With the big portrait placed inside of the drawing room, in addition to the flowers, it seems as if the room is some sort of memorabilia for Hedda's father. Seeing how when people where dark-colored clothing to funerals and what not, the entire room is decorated in dark to instill the mourning of his death within the household.

Hedda is crazy. Who do u know plays with pistols when they are bored? Not many i know. She is very dangerous while with these pistols. This is why she has so much power with them because everyone fears her while she has them, not knowing if she would shoot at any moment or not. But, without the pistols, she is nothing to be feared. This can play into why Judge Brack is able to take control of Hedda.

In my opinion, i see Judge Brack as very manipulative just as Hedda, if not more than she is. He hides his obsession with Hedda until he feel is the right time to make a move on her, knowing she has a husband. What makes it even worse is the fact that Judge Brack is good friends with George Tesman. With his wierd fascination with Hedda, he now has no one seeing how Hedda blew her guts out! ........ sad, i know.

What's the big deal with Hedda and Thea having issues related to Lovborg? They makin him look like a player or something! I bet Lovborg jus be sittin back, chillin, watchin the two go at it. Ay i don't blame him! He might as well enjoy the moment while it lasts. In the end, i would probably think that Lovborg would rather prefer the likes of Thea than Hedda... or at least i would.

George, to me, is a very weak man (if he should even be called that). Besides the fact that he is weak, he is always unsure of himself, or so it may seems. He is blind to the true personality of Hedda. He doesn't even realize the fact that she messes around with other people. What Hedda saw in him from the get-go, i do not know. She probably jus wanted someone who she knew she would hav power and control over.

Juliana is the aunt of George Tesman. She is also known as Aunt Julie. Hedda greatly dislikes her with a passion. The relationship Hedda has with Aunt Julie affects the one she has with both George Tesman and their maid, Berta. Berta was the previous maid of Aunt Julie, so you know there are gonna be problems in this little square of conflict, all caused by Hedda, they got goin for themselves. Hedda even threatens Berta with her job, just because of her affiliation with George and Juliana.

Thea, to me, is a very simplistic woman who, in a sense, has no control over her own life. She tends to let others run over her as if she figures she is of little to no importance and that her voice does not matter. In comparison to Hedda, she is very feminine. But this is because Hedda has many masculant ways in which places her under the category of being more masculant than feminine. For example, she was the dominant force in her marriage with George Tesman.

In my opinion, I believe that Hedda feels the need to control other people in order to gain authority, or demand a higher respect from others. Although this might be what she feels is going to work, it only hinders what she wants or is trying to accomplish. For example, at first Hedda and Thea had a pretty good relationship until Hedda tries to physically take control or Thea. This is when everything starts to crumble as far as the relationship between Hedda and Thea goes.

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