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Lysistrata Feminist Analysis

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Lysistrata represents different types of women through dialogue and actions. During this time were not outspoken and followed the role of the stereotypical women. A woman whom belonged to her husband, responsible for their children and their household. Despite the other women, Lysistrata made a name for herself; she is powerful and confident in what she wants. Lysistrata breaks from the traditional role of a female in many ways. Even though the play expresses female power, Lysistrata is not a feminist play because the women are not fighting for women’s rights; they are fighting for attention. Lysistrata puts on a charade to cover her actual goal. She and the other women give up their desires for their families. They have come together as one to restore the peace. With their leader, Lysistrata they have a plan to end the Peloponnesian War: abstinence the men must agree to their terms before they break the …show more content…

Lysistrata is having a difficult time proving to the councilor women are capable of stopping the war and handle state affairs, however, disagrees. “And your plan is? You have to ask? It’s management. Of public funds? By You…” (493-496)? The constant battle continues on trying to be seen as something more than just a woman. It is seen as if being a woman is the worst thing that could possibly happen to someone.
A woman knows her place and she knows no matter how hard she tries she is going to be looked down upon. At the end of the play, audience no longer hears from Lysistrata. She disappears because her role is over and no longer relevant. Lysistrata fought for what she wanted, she got what she wanted, therefore she lost the power to control. It is a way for the men to prove they have the utmost amount of power and control. The Ambassadors and the united chorus are left to address the audience, it is as if Lysistrata and the other women never

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