³We can force our husbands to negotiate Peace, Ladies, by exercising steadfast Self Control- By Total Abstinence.......Total Abstinence from SEX!² (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 don¹t want 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 don¹t even k

Much of the play is very sexual and depending on the translation, it can become very disgusting. The overall message is very good, and with the right direction and acting can be very clear. This message of standing up for beliefs and not giving in can relate to many of todays protests. Though they may not go about the protest in the same way, they are very similar. The play was vulgar, yet the message behind it made it a very interesting, and challenging play.

now what happened. Eventually the men give in and make a treaty with the Spartan's so that they can go home to their wives.

The characters in this play relate very much to todays society. Since sex is the lowest common denominator of man, the people who originally watched the play, and people who watch it now can relate. The understand what is going on only because of experience. When Myrinne is tempting Kinesias men understand how he is feeling because the had probably been heavily flirted with before by a woman. Comedy is laughing at other people¹s pain because the audience is glad it isn¹t happening to them. The women can laugh at Myrinne because the probably have wanted to tease a man such as she did. The audienc

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