Directions:

• electronic copy: e-mail me at victor.leuci@westminster-mo.edu; the name of your attached file should be:
  • F17-227-E3-Last Name, First Name (e.g. F17-227-E3-Leuci, Victor)
• paper copy: bring to class or drop off in the box outside my office prior to the start of the in-class exam
• In-text Citations
  • you must have in-text citations for your sources of information (facts, theories, parts of stories, etc.)
  • every main body paragraph should have in-text citations (you want at least 2 good examples with citations per paragraph)
  • for Thucydides, give the number in brackets, e.g. "No movement ever stirred Hellas more deeply than this" (Thuc. 1.1) or (1.1) if you've already mentioned Thucydides
  • for Herodotus' Histories, use the numbers provided in the brackets, e.g. "the Phoenicians began the quarrel" (Hdt. 1.1)
  • for Sophocles use the line numbers; for Aristophanes use the page numbers; abbreviate the authors names and the titles of the plays,
  • e.g. for Aristophanes it should look like (Ar. Lys., p 11)
  • e.g. for Sophocles it should look like (Soph. Ant., 11)
• Works Cited "Page" reminders:
  • to save paper, don't put on a separate page
  • in the same font, size, etc. as your main text
  • use hanging indents
  • for Herodotus and Thucydides the pdfs give what the Works Cited entries should look like
  • for Aristophanes and Sophocles, use what I've provided on the syllabus

Option 1: Write two 600-1000ish word essays on the two topics given below: (i.e. write on both topics)

• Topic 1:
  • Source Material: Sophocles' Antigone and Aristophanes' Lysistrata
  • Prompt: Pericles, in his funeral oration, states: "if I am to speak of womanly virtues to those of you who will henceforth be widows, let me sum them up in one short admonition: To a woman not to show more weakness than is natural to her sex is a great glory, and not to be talked about for good or for evil among men." (Thuc. 2.45). Discuss whether Antigone and Lysistrata live within the boundaries set by Pericles. In your conclusion, speculate on what implications, if any, one can derive from these two about Athenian women in general.
  
  


• Topic 2:
  • Source Material: Sophocles' Antigone, Aristophanes' Lysistrata, and the selections from Herodotus' History in Moodle
  • Prompt:You have come into possession of a time portal that will allow you to visit the past (but without affecting the time continuum, i.e. you can't change the past or communicate with individuals), but it has some restrictions. You must submit your request in writing to the portal and demonstrate that you have good cause to visit (or it may refuse your request). Based solely on the readings above, determine and demonstrate which 2-3 of the following you would want to go back as and ranked in your order of preference —
    1. Haemon or the chorus from Sophocles' Antigone
    2. Myrrhine or the male chorus from Aristophanes' Lysistrata
    3. one of these three: Xerxes, Leonidas, Themistocles from selections in Moodle from Herodotus' History
    — with a focus on their "character-traits" or "nature" (i.e. what are they like as individuals; make sure you include individuals from 2-3 of the authors). In the main body of your essay, indicate why you rank them in the order you do. Remember, the portal is very particular about whom it lets go through and requires a request that contains good argumentation and good supporting facts.
  
  

Option 2: Write one 1200-1800 word essay on one of the topics below:

• Topic 1:
  • Source Material: Sophocles' Antigone and Aristophanes' Lysistrata
  • Prompt: Pericles, in his funeral oration, states: "if I am to speak of womanly virtues to those of you who will henceforth be widows, let me sum them up in one short admonition: To a woman not to show more weakness than is natural to her sex is a great glory, and not to be talked about for good or for evil among men." (Thuc. 2.45). Discuss whether Antigone and Lysistrata live within the boundaries set by Pericles. In your conclusion, speculate on what implications, if any, one can derive from these two about Athenian women in general. [If you need another person(s) to write about, write about Ismene and/or Myrrhine]
  
  


• Topic 2:
  • Source Material: Sophocles' Antigone, Aristophanes' Lysistrata, and the selections from Herodotus' History in Moodle
  • Prompt:You have come into possession of a time portal that will allow you to visit the past (but without affecting the time continuum, i.e. you can't change the past or communicate with individuals), but it has some restrictions. You must submit your request in writing to the portal and demonstrate that you have good cause to visit (or it may refuse your request). Based solely on the readings above, determine and demonstrate which 3 of the following you would want to go back as and ranked in your order of preference —
    1. either Haemon or the chorus from Sophocles' Antigone
    2. either Myrrhine or the male chorus from Aristophanes' Lysistrata
    3. one of these three: Xerxes, Leonidas, Themistocles from selections in Moodle from Herodotus' History
    — with a focus on their "character-traits" or "nature" (i.e. what are they like as individuals; make sure you include individuals from all 3 of the authors). In the main body of your essay, indicate why you rank them in the order you do. Remember, the portal is very particular about whom it lets go through and requires a request that contains good argumentation and good supporting facts.