Lysistrata Blog 1

Plot Development

The plot held true to one main story line throughout this play and moved rapidly, but also progressed just slow enough to establish they key characters and concepts that were occuring. The play remained in one general setting throughout the play. To help provide an example or explanation of the plot moving fast but slow at the same time is that the play began with the two characters of Lysistrata and Kleonike having discourse about why Lysistrata was so angry and impatient. But exactly 5 pages later the other ladies begin to show up and the rising action begins to proceed rather quickly. I guess what I am trying to say about the plot is that upon reading the first 5 pages it appears to be moving slowly but but after the basic set up to the play it moves much quicker and we can see everything that is happening.