I chose topic statement number five to write about, which is who has the better leadership qualities between Lysistrata and Odysseus. In this essay I will discuss a few of the qualities and shortcomings of both characters, then state my personal opinion.
To start, I will first discuss the leadership qualities of Lysistrata. Lysistrata's leadership qualities first emerge at the very beginning of the play. She is the one who has called all the women of Greece together in the first place, and the one who has thought of the plot of abstinence towards men. Although the women of Greece disagree with her at first, her persuasion causes them to see the good in her idea. With the correlation between her idea and one sexual reference, just a small amount of tension, she bought the women over. Just a little strain on a woman's sexual dependency was all she needed to move her plan along. This combination of quick-thinking and planning that Lysistrata made is one of her best qualities.
Lysistrata's consistency in the play is also a major part of her leadership abilities. She never shows fear, nor backs down from any opposition, even from high government officials. She even has the Commissioner wearing women's clothes near the end of the play. This shows that she has courage, persistence, and also influence. The best example of this is the "fight" between Myrrhine, and her husband, Kinesias. Lysistrata is the one who "strongly urges" Myrrhine to seduce her husband. Not only that, but she also instructs Myrrhine exactly how to do it, and oversees the whole thing. This, more than anything, should show how much control Lysistrata had over her "revolutionists." And one cannot have control without first having leadership.
Lysistrata is the mastermind and director of the action in Lysistrata. ... Lysistrata proved to be an influential leader to the women. ... Lysistrata is very different from her female counterparts. ... These qualities demonstrate her ability to be leader in Greece. ... The Chorus in Lysistrata is split into two, the Chorus of Men and the Chorus of Women. ...
Lysistrata is the mastermind and director of the action in Lysistrata. ... Lysistrata proved to be an influential leader to the women. ... Lysistrata is very different from her female counterparts. ... These qualities demonstrate her ability to be leader in Greece. ... The Chorus in Lysistrata is split into two, the Chorus of Men and the Chorus of Women. ...
Lysistrata needed to have all of the woman working collectively to achieve her goal. ... Lysistrata banished all concern of men. ... Lysistrata ran into several obstacles. ... Lysistrata and the women got physical with the men. ... I respect their audacity and bravery and all of their leadership skills. ...
Lysistrata Lysistrata is a play written in 411 BC by Aristophanes, who was a satirist. ... Lysistrata is probably the oldest comedy which has retained a place in modern theatre. ... In Lysistrata, Lysistrata defies the system of the oikos as represented as sex and attacks the privilege of war. ... Therefore, Lysistrata is defined as a woman who enters the world of the man and conquers it. ... Lysistrata is a reactionary, she wishes to preserve the way things were. ...
After reading Lysistrata, it is very obvious that it is a "Brillo pad comedy" aimed at reforming Greek society. ... It is Lysistrata who is the only one with any resolution and she is summoned by the chorus with the words, "All hail, O manliest woman of all!" ... Aristophanes was using the women and using the dialog of Lysistrata to get his point across. ... Lysistrata's speeches such as the one from line 650 to 670 give Aristophanes" specific instructions to the Greek leaders. ... Perhaps even more enlightening are Lysistrata's words regarding Greeks and Spartans on lines 1267-12...
The reader cannot help but smile when Lysistrata demands the women repeat the oath: "To husband or lover I"ll not open my thighs though he bring proof-of-love of monstrous size" (Lysistrata 260-264). ... "Lysistrata," demonstrates the depth of loathing for the war that was prevalent throughout Athens after the ruinous campaign to Sicily. ... Lysistrata's scheme to force the men of Greece to the peace table could never have been successful. ... Lysistrata does not cry for the loss of "women's way" but instead encourages the other women to use, literally, their sex as a weapon. ... ...
This form was used in the play, Lysistrata, to illustrate this point. ... Lysistrata taking this role as a commander is not characteristic of women during this era. ... The story of Lysistrata contains other elements of comedy other than the pessimistic view. ... The reader gets to understand that Lysistrata is powerful, intelligent, and dedicated but never a reality of why Lysistrata is that way? ... The story of Lysistrata is an excellent example of Greek comedy for the reasons listed. ...
Lysistrata Aristophanes was a comedy poet in the fourth century B.C. ... Lysistrata was schooled in the traditional fashion, by learning from older men. ... Like the heroines of tragedy, Lysistrata wants to put things back to the way they were. ... His catalyst was Lysistrata, feminist champion over war through peace. ... In the opening scenes of the play Lysistrata says "I'm furious with women and womankind. ...
