97). The women are not happy with their role, but they have little say in the matter. This is the reason they use their sexual favors (or lack of them) against their husbands - they have little else to bargain with that means anything to the men. Women may have shared in the spoils of victory and the general air of democracy in Greece, but they certainly did not have a say in that government, or in little else. However, they did know how to bargain effectively, and while they did not actively participate in government and activities, by using their sexuality against their husbands, they did know how to turn the tables and gain what they wanted by influence, rather than by direct participation.

3. Does the play say anything to the people of our generation?

These works do speak to our modern generation in many ways. They show...
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