In the Critical Thinking exercise, you will have the opportunity to explore ideas, discuss, and reflect on the week’s main reading with questions as prompts. This week, you will discuss the following:

It is believed that Lysistrata and Myrrhine may actually refer to real women in the history of Greece. Based on what you learned about ancient Greek theater, why do you think Aristophanes decided to have potentially real characters used in his play. How do you think the addition of real people show the effects of the play’s actions on society of the time?

minimum of 150 words