Lysistrata has arranged a gathering between the greater part of the ladies of Greece to talk about the plan that will be implemented by the hierarchy of the women to end the Peloponnesian War which has been a major downfall for the women of the greek society. As Lysistrata sits tight for the ladies of Sparta, Thebes, and different territories to meet her she reviles the shortcoming of ladies. Lysistrata wants to request that the ladies reject sexual intercourse with their husbands so that the men will end the war and the women can have a bigger role than what they have now. Although the feminist movement is all about gaining the women’s rights, something that entirely contradicts it is Lysistrata’s slave girl, Scythain. Lysistrata is seemed to be a hypocrite due to her leading of the women to gain their rightful roles in society but having a woman as a slave.
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Lysistrata says, “But still, we listened faithfully to you, and often inside the house we heard your wretched plans for some great deed. And if we ached inside, we’d force a smile and simply ask, “Today in the assembly did the men propose a treaty carved in stone decreeing peace?” (Aristophenes 587-593). In this line you notice that Lysistrata is fed up with the mistreatment and explains how the women show their fake side so that they wouldn’t be mistreated. A way the women had a chance to take charge is when they’re in war and want the war to stop so they use their advantage of teasing and controlling the men through their body and refusing to have sex, which is what all the men in Greece want to do with their wives or just any woman in general and to make sure the men don't try and rape them, the women go into a certain area where they can’t be touched. The old women go to seize the public funds which are needed for the war, this is another way the women control the
Lysistrata says, “But still, we listened faithfully to you, and often inside the house we heard your wretched plans for some great deed. And if we ached inside, we’d force a smile and simply ask, “Today in the assembly did the men propose a treaty carved in stone decreeing peace?” (Aristophenes 587-593). In this line you notice that Lysistrata is fed up with the mistreatment and explains how the women show their fake side so that they wouldn’t be mistreated. A way the women had a chance to take charge is when they’re in war and want the war to stop so they use their advantage of teasing and controlling the men through their body and refusing to have sex, which is what all the men in Greece want to do with their wives or just any woman in general and to make sure the men don't try and rape them, the women go into a certain area where they can’t be touched. The old women go to seize the public funds which are needed for the war, this is another way the women control the