This creates a certain ambivalence of the anti-war characters of the play without distorting its main idea of peace-making. Lysistrata’s methods cannot be called purely pacifist because not all of her deeds are subject to non-violent approaches. Interestingly, heroine’s name literary translates as the arms disbander, which emphasizes the scope of her mission in the war. Presenting Lysistrata as an Exceptional Character in Peace Making Presenting Lysistrata within Historical Context She, therefore, can be presented as a symbol of peace, pleasure, and reconciliation at the same time. In this respect, Lysistrata is seen as an exceptional heroine whose intelligence, wisdom, and feministic inclination help overcome aggressiveness, violence, and injustice initiated by men. She proves close connection between sexual desire and political negotiation being intertwined as the ambassadors whose tandem contributes to peace making. The main heroine manages to bring salvation and reconciliation while negotiating with males and representing herself as a Reconciliation’s body. Initiating the struggle between sexes and striking against violence and war, Lysistrata makes men agree to women’s terms to stop the fight and arrange a peace agreement. Agreeing upon the plan, all women take control of Acropolis and seize the treasure gained by men during the war.Įnormous efforts are made by women to take advantage of their husbands and stop enmity between the belligerents. The action evolves around the idea to come about the salvation of Greek people that is hatched by the main heroine of the play Lysistrata who encourages all women of Greece to withhold their marriage obligations if men do not put an end to the war.

Lysistrata by aristophanes