Lysistrata Blog 3

Characters Part 1

In this edition of my blog i would like to look into the two main characters on both sides of the gender spectrum. The first character is of course the one that the play was named after, Lysistrata. She acts strong and very bold to defend everything that she believes in and wants the women to have beter lives. She comes up with the idea of abstinance which demonstrates her creativity and thinking that is way ahead of her time. She also sees the big picture and is a good "arguer" or in other words very persuasive i believe that if it weren't for her appeal, persuasion, and leadership skills that Plan Abstinance would have failed. Some of the women werent as strong and daring as her and it was her that saved the women and ended the feud between the the waring countries. Lysistrata may have only been looking to help her and her fellow women keep their families together but she also did something much bigger by having the two sides come together in peace. BASICALLY the bottom line is that if you take Lysistrata out of the equation you take the entire revolt or strike out of the picture and nothing happens, and life just keeps going the way it always has.