Antigone vs. Lysistrata

written in the 5th Century B.C.E. are comedy and tragedy. Greek comedy

usually commences with conflicts and concludes with harmony. The

protagonist is usually a person who is an average member of society and is

looking to benefit the whole community. Greek tragedy usually begins with

harmony and concludes with conflict. The protagonist in such plays is usually

someone with supreme power over the community and one who is trying to gain

a personal benefit and rise above all others This person may usually be

characterized by a certain flaw that eventually leads to their ultimate fate.

The two Greek plays of Lysistrata a comedy and Antigone a tragedy are

similar yet different in terms of their definition of a hero or, in this case, a

heroine. Each heroine executes her plans with an entirely different method for

a distinct purpose and most importantly each hero has a dissimilar conclusion to

their fate; both heroines show a common pride in achieving their goals. However

in this paper I will show the similarities and differences between the

two protagonists, Lysistrata and Antigone in their corresponding plays.

I respect their audacity and bravery and all of their leadership skills. From the

do you want than my arrest and execution? ... Enough. Give me Glory! What a

beginning Lysistrata wished for peace and engaged in a peaceful plan, until it

voiced her plan ”Total Abstinence from SEX” (25). The women were shocked by

too, requested her sister Ismene for assistance in her plan but was rejected ”Now

else to live for. She proved this when she stated to the king ”Creon, what more

and have men walking around filthy, famished, and with erections. The women

concludes by living her life on earth in peace, while Antigone’s fate is left up to

must be sensible.” (62 70-74). Antigone did not try to persuade her sister Ismene

Some topics in this essay:
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