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Using the plays of Aristophanes (Lysistrata), Sophocles (Oedipus) and Euripides (Medea), we are able to discuss some major themes and concerns present in Greek Drama, such as women, fate, and other underlying themes.
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Source Analysis: Part Two C Using the plays of Aristophanes (Lysistrata), Sophocles (Oedipus) and Euripides (Medea), we are able to discuss some major themes and concerns present in Greek Drama, such as women, fate, and other underlying themes. One of the most prominent, and perhaps the most controversial themes present in Greek Drama is the position of women in Greek Society. These three writers have different opinions of women, and this is reflected in their plays. Euripides, in Medea, presents a view of women as sex-crazed creatures. This is emphasised by Jason (569-72), when he says: 'you women/ Have reached a state where, if all's well with your sex-life,/ You've everything you wish for; but when that goes wrong,/ At once all that is best and noblest turns to gall.' Women in Lysistrata add to this view when they exclaim: 'I'll...walk through fire, or anything - but to give up sex, never!' (166)....
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