From the very beginning of Lysistrata the author’s agenda is lucent. In scene one the Commissioner describes the women as degenerates because in ancient Greece the women are not supposed to voice their opinion. Any women that rose above the social bounds are considered to be stupid or a degenerate.

The Commissioner saw women as a nuisance and simplifies them to the domestic duties which they perform by calling their protest against the war, “a racket of little drums, what a yapping for Adonis on every house top.” With the mention of Adonis, the ideal man, the Commissioner goes even further to suggest women are tied to men. The Commissioners reference to the women being on every house top refers to the women being only good for taking care of the house and being good house wives. This is what the women of ancient Greece were considered good for. During this time period this

As the commissioner expressed his views there was his wife, a part of these wild women expressing her views, shouting “Alas for Adonis.” To scream alas for Adonis is a mockery of the men who believed they were so ideal. The women are expressing their view of how hasty the men were being by calling them ideal. Aristophanes is identifying to the reader how upset the women are for the male reasoning during the war.

The Commissioner continues to go on about Demostratos referring to him as an ox that will plow himself into trouble. The Commissioner sees this as their fault for putting up with the wretched women business.

The Commissioner continues to finish his speech in remembrance. He goes on to elaborate on Demostratos and his nonsense. The Commissioner, no matter if someone is for the war or against war, does not believe in something if he does not like what it has to say. The Commissioner does not like what Demostratos has to and Demostratos is for the war. The Commissioner does not like what the women have to say and they are against the war. This two sided view of the Commissioner expresses how confused the men are in Athens and explains the women’s actions. For the Commissioner to refer to the women as a bunch of drunken owls yowling is his way of explaining their current state of mind. The Commissioner is actually in denial so he refers to their current state of mind to be under intoxication.

The beginning of this passage exemplifies how the beginning of Lysist

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