Aristophanes and women:1) Explain Aristophanes’ attitude toward women, particularly as he depicts them in Lysistrata. Was he an early feminist? How did his ideas in the play reinforce
or challenge male attitudes toward women in fifth-century BCE Athens?2) What did Hunt have to say about the position of women in Athenian society during the 400s BCE. How did she indicate that this position changed among the Greeks
in the coming century?

Section II: The Portrayal of Socrates:1) How did Aristophanes portray Socrates in the Clouds, and why was this portrayal somewhat controversial?2) What did the introduction to the play have to say about the problems that this portrayal caused? It was not so much about good versus bad. These terms are a
bit too judgemental and vague. Work on a slightly more specific analysis.3) why, according to the introduction, did Aristophanes choose to depict Socrates as a sophist?