âUntil the mucoid plaque begins to mix with fecal matter, its color and texture may appear similar to healthy bowel mucosa,â he says (Anderson 66; 88). In his book, Richard Anderson cites numerous conventional scientific sources referring to intestinal mucus and claims they support his assertion (Anderson 59).
1 Its protagonist, Trygaeus, emerges as the improbable champion of universal peace (Lysistrata's role 10 years later). 2  The Peace of Nicias was formalised this same year, ending the first half of the Peloponnesian War (referred to in Lysistrata as The Former War).ome events that are significant for our understanding of the play: 1  424 BC: The Knights won first prize at the Lenaia. 2  Its protagonist, a sausage-seller named Agoracritus, emerges at the end of the play as the improbable saviour of Athens (Lysistrata is its saviour thirteen years later).
Literary Characters of the Baby Name Zara ZaÃ¯re (ZaÃ¯re) ZaÃ¯re is the heroine and title character of Voltaireâs 1732 play in verse, The Tragedy of ZaÃ¯re. ZaÃ¯re is a beautiful young Christian woman who as a baby had been kidnapped by Muslims during an attack on Cesarea, and raised in the court of the Sultan of Jerusalem.