Men Writing Absurd Female Characters, But Make It Ancient (Aristophanes’ Thesmophoriazusae Part 3)
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Aristophanes' Thespaforia
Aristophanes' Thespaforia opens with a scene in which Minnesilicus is found out to have been a man disguised as a woman this entire time. He snatches the baby away from Mika's wet nurse, pulls a knife from where it's been hidden amongst his clothes, and waves it around as he threatens the life ofthis baby. But then unwraps some of the baby's coverings,. Only to find it's wine, it's a wine skin that's been disguised to look like a baby. Once he's discovered this bizarre plot twist, Mika and her wet nurse return with the supplies. They begin to stack wood around Minnesil
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