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Gender Roles in Seven Against Thebes The gender roles play an important part in Seven Against Thebes and the differences in our cultures from Greek culture. The gender roles differ greatly from today's standards. To better understand Aeschylus' play, differences in ways of thinking must be taken into account. The chorus starts out lamenting, near hysterical, and disordered. After Eteokles accused them of hindering, more than helping their cause. Eteokles tells the chorus of women to not lament on the tragedy they might suffer, to ignore the fact that the city could be sacked could lose, and to ignore the fact that they have very little effect on the eventual outcome of the fight. Eteokles wants them to take male characteristics, to cheer the troops on, like modern-day cheerleaders. He claims they are doing more damage than good by whining to the gods about how horrible their lives...

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