deconstruction

r-rite, so i haven't been able to get these womyn's oath outta my mind, so i'll share my ideas on it w/u n c what u think. first, the idea of the cup... all i can think of is The Da Vinci Code. so in there it talks about the picture of the last supper and how the woman in there is Mary and how there are symbols in there about fertility. etc. so the "U" or "V" shaped space is supposed 2 b like a woman's uterus. now, a cup is shaped like a "U" and thus we can interpret the cup to b like the uterus of the woman taking the oath. now, in talkin w/u guys the water that "taints" the wine in the cup has 2 possible meanings, sperm or a penis. either way it's symbolic of a guy tainting the uterus. i really think that the line "who moves my direction in erection" is a clever line. really, not only does it rhyme it gets the poiont across really well. it communicates "i won't screw ne body" w/o blatently saying it. i think that the rest of the oath creates great imagery and is icily mean. i can see the images of the womyn being complete suductresses (is that a word?) and then telling their husbands, "ik i'm hot, but not for you rt now, maybe later." i think that's brilliant on the part of Aristophanes, he creates imagery in a play that's meant to b preformed, thus word images inside physical images. brilliant! i think that adds a lot to a play, the audience suddenly gets a lot of brain imput and that means at least part of it sticks and they process more leaving a greater impression! i also like the amount of aliteration that he uses is great. the double sounds make people remember what they're hearing bttr. i think it was a great way to get the idea and theme of the play's plot out there and stuck in the minds of the audience.