In a way, the issue of the Peloponnesian War is shown by the women and what they do more than the women’s actions as retaliation against the men. For the most part, only one other woman, Lampito, is in agreement with Lysistrata’s plan. It clearly states Lampito saying: “Hit’s right onsettlin’ fer gals to sleep all lonely-like, withouten

Aristophanes illustrates well the attitudes of the men towards the women’s intelligence and ability to do anything other than look pretty and satisfy their wants and needs. He demonstrates the way many of the women feel about their own intelligence quite well in a conversation between Lysistrata and Kleonike. It begins as Lysistrata is explaining her plan to bring about peace. Lysistrata says Only this: “the hope and salvation of Hellas lies with the WOMEN! Kleonike answers: Lies with the women? Now there’s a last resort. Lysistrata continues by adding, it lies with us to decide affairs of state and foreign policy. The Spartan Question: Peace or Extirpation?” (Aristophanes, 18) Even more than that, he portrays women as being tricky, deceitful, and very interested in ensuring their continued sexual relations with their husbands or lovers, whichever the case might be. In this passage, Lysistrata tells them the specifics of her plan to stop the war, and receives her responses from the women. Lysistrata says: “Very well, then here’s the program: Total Abstinence From SEX! Why are you turning away? Where are you going?…what’s this? Such gloomy stricken expressions! Such gloomy gestures!…Why so pale? Whence these tears?…What IS this? Will you do it or won’t you? Cat got your tongue? (Aristophanes, 25) The responses Lysistrata receives from the majority of the women show the women’s interest in maintaining sexual relations with their husbands and lovers, even at the expense of the war. These women would rather “walk through fire barefoot” (Aristophanes, 26) than give up sex. Who says men are the only ones after sex! The only woman who sticks by Lysistrata at the beginning is Lampito. The others could not figure out how the plan would work. Lysistrata explains how it will work in this passage: “Certainly. Here’s how it works: We’ll paint, powder, and pluck ourselves to the last detail, and stay inside, wearing those filmy tunics that set off everything we have…and then sl

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