Lust In Aristophanes Lysistrata

Lust in Aristophanes’ Lysistrata is described as a very strong want of sexual desire. In this play, Lysistrata rebels against the Spartan and Athenian war that lasts a great amount of time and motivates the women of Greece to strike against their men by pledging an oath of celibacy until those same men put down their arms in efforts to end the war. This medium for literature not only emphasizes the extremity of the war at hand, but also uses comedy to undermine the commentary of political protest. Through the use of sex jokes, the dialogue between the characters in Lysistrata are political in nature, thus the acknowledgement of destruction is gradually understood by the men and women of Greece. Although the Athenian women orchestrate a sex embargo in order to force their husbands to vote for peace with Sparta, Lysistrata creates an argument that establishes a political platform which strengthens the voice of women in Greece.
Successfully one woman, Lysistrata, calls for women from all of Greece and gathers them at the base of the Acropolis. Before telling them why they have all gathered that evening, she begins her …show more content…
With everyone watching from all around, Mhyrinne approaches her husband as he stands there with an erection. All he wants is to lie down with her, but all she is doing is prolonging the act by retrieving silly items Cineseus does not seem to care for. In the end, Mhyrinne asks if he will vote for peace. In return, he says he will think about it and Mhyrinne turns and leaves—“I am a dead man” Cineseus shrieks. It is at this point that the plot has its turning point and everyone agrees there is an urgent problem. The herald has come from Sparta to restore peace and the chorus of men reluctantly come to their senses and agree as well: “Come, let us agree for the future not to regard each other any more as enemies; and to clinch the bargain, let us sing a choric