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lysistrata

 

            
             By Aristophanes.
             We can force our husbands to negotiate Peace, Ladies, by exercising steadfast Self Control- By Total Abstinence.Total Abstinence from SEX! (Aristophanes,24). A band of women coming together to force peace. Taking on the initiative to get their husbands back home. This group of girls, lead by Lysistrata, decided to not allow their husbands to have sex with them until they came home for good and stopped the war. They thought that the war was silly and they desperately wanted to have their family back as a whole.
             Lysistrata held a meeting to give the women their plans. At first the women disagree. They do not think that it is in any way possible not to give in to the demands of their husbands. They also donwant to give it up because when the men are home it is the only time they can have sex. Eventually they are persuaded and they agree with Lysistrata. They proceed by capturing the Acropolis and not allowing the men in. The women put on their most reveling dresses, wear lots of make up and perfume to attract the men. They tease them and flirt with them until they can barely stand it, then leave them in the dust. The men doneven know what happened. Eventually the men give in and make a treaty with the Spartan's so that they can go home to their wives. .
             This play shows three great themes; sex, war, and the power of women. The women are the ones who finally take action. In 44 B.C. this was unheard of. Women were supposed to submit to their husbands. In this case, the husbands submitted to the ultimatum made by the wives. Men love fighting. It has been a characteristic of man since the beginning of time. Fighting gives them a sense of power and dominance. They constantly are trying to be on top. When they are faced with this proposal by the women it is hard for them to make a decision . They have to make a decision between love of war, or making peace and love.


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