Volume IV, Frogs. Assemblywomen. Wealth (Loeb Classical Library), Vol. 4 Book

Assemblywomen by Aristophanes
Ecclesiazusae
"Forget about it „in the words of the wise Donnie Brasco and his chums

This is not my cup of tea.
So a short version of my notes on this work would be: I did not like it
A longer alternative may be about anything but the play.
Trying to be fair- there were some funny bits, mixed with horrible proto-communist tendencies.
Yes, it is funny to read about the "first feminists „as they try to take over the power and the glory.
In fact it reminded me of Monty Python's Life of Brian and the stoning scene.
There, women are dressed like men, because otherwise they would not be allowed at this "ancient show". They all have beards, but they are given away, at one time by their female voices. In the end, with a morbid, but excellent sense of humor, the women end up killing…the executioner with stones, in a weird twist of fate mixed with "blasphemy".
The same thing here- women take over and promote a Utopia.
There would be no more trials, because all money, everything will be in common.
- What about thieves?
- There will no thieves- you can't steal from yourself
The leader of the women is called "The Strategist"
Her husband achieves fame for being the spouse of the Strategist.
But in order to get that power, women had to organize a plot, and they had staged rehearsals.
Beforehand, they had practiced their lines and one could find some humor in the way they made the mistake of still thinking of themselves as women, even when they were trying to impersonate and pretend they were men.
But I am not all that keen on the play, as stated from the start.
I have a strong allergy to anything remotely connected with communism and its "ideals".
People sometimes say that it all sounds great, or the idea is good, but it was not properly put into practice.
There is a joke here:
- Who is not a communist (or lefty?) when young, has no heart
- The one who is still a communist after that (middle age and beyond)- has no brains

The ideas of communism do not work with human nature and they are nonsense.
This is well pointed out in Animal Farm:
- All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
It may sound great to some people: an egalitarian society, with everything shared. In the perspective it was going to be shared according to needs. In the earlier stages the spoils were divided according to whatever each had contributed.
But how on Earth do you divide according to needs?
And then, one who just pretended to work will get a lion's share, because of his "needs"
Another, who broke his back toiling, would get next to nothing, since his needs are smaller.

I have seen a comedy show; actually, I am watching them lately- on Comedy Central:
- This standup comedian was laughing at some holy texts, which people do not read, they just take them for granted, like the Terms and Conditions which come with so many online offers, services, whatever.
The same thing with communism and this Women's Assembly- many agree, even acclaim them, but they don't have any idea what they're talking about.