In ancient Athens, where freedom of expression derives from the power of male citizenship, women's voices were seldom heard in public. Feminist representation was more representative in theatrical production through female characters written and old by men.

In the book "Speak Like a Woman," the first long study of the women's book in classical drama, Laura McClure explores the discursive practices attributed to women in the fifth century BC. Greece and to what extent these representations reflect a greater reality.

Through the study of tragedies and comedy by a variety of authors, illustrate how the dramatic poets used the charters of speech between women and men alike to build personalities and communicate urgent social and political issues. From gossip to seductive persuasion, verbal strategies for women in the theater can sabotage the social and political hierarchy, McClure says, whether women's figures are publicly or openly silly, in the pursuit of adultery, or imitate male preachers.

This description helped to justify the organization of women's discourse in democratic politics. However, the fact that female verbal strategies are used to portray bisexual males and manipulators suggests that the greatest threat of vandalism lies among spectators, between anonymous men and unscrupulous intent, such as skilled demagogues.

Given that women traditionally viewed as immersed in the vague, deceptive and relentless allegiances in their pursuit of Eros, women have provided dramatic poets with a means to illustrate the serious consequences of political power placed in the wrong hands.

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