An Analysis of Aristophanes' "Lysistrata"

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A discussion of the plot of the play Lysistrata which is used to explain the battle of the sexes and how women accomplish their aspirations, mainly because they are aware of what their men desire and how they fit in their men's lives. Using war as an analogy, this paper tries to analyze women's psyche as being different than men as, for example, they don't have the burden of war.

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"An example of this can be gleaned from Lysistrata, "Oh, Cleonice, my heart is on fire; I blush for our sex. Men will have it we are tricky and sly . . . " (Aristophanes, 1). To which Cleonice replies, "And they are quite right, upon my word!" (Aristophanes, 1). The quote is in relation to the perception of men about women. Basically, men believe that women need to be controlled. Cleonice's reply to the affirmative implies that women can at times become out-of-control, act irrational and during those times maybe a man should control them. However, as the play progresses, it doesn't appear to be that message Aristophanes wants to convey."

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