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Reflection three assignment

Reflection three assignment

Q We read excerpts from three plays about Greek women (Antigone, Medea, Lysistrata, as well as a substantial sample of poetry from a Sappho, widely considered the first female poet. Based on your reading of these texts, what sort of values can you extrapolate about the role of women in Ancient Greek society? Please make sure that you reference specific aspects of these texts to support your answer, and be sure to follow the guidelines that I provided for Critical Reflections.

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Women went through a lot of hardship in ancient Greece and were provided a subordinateposition in Ancient Greek society. Their role was just to give birth to children and look after thefamily and take care of them. They were deprived of any rights and were secluded in their homesand were also not allowed to visit the marketplace. They did indoor work and all outdoor jobswere done by men. Women were treated as property by men. Daughters have been treated as theproperty of their fathers and wives the property of their husbands.There are a few plays and poetry of Sappho which give us an insight into the role of women inAncient Greek society. The series of poems by Sappho was b