What Is Aristophanes Treatment Of Women In Lysistrata

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Lysistrata is a famous play written by Aristophanes. The plays main character is Lysistrata, through out the play she tries to get her point across to both the Spartans and the Athenians expressing how she thinks the war needs to end because of how it is affecting the women. Women in Sparta and Athens are lonely while their men are out fighting and they are expected to take care of their children as well as full fill their house duties. Lysistrata tries to prove her point by gathering all the women and gives them an oath to swear by. The oath that she provides states how they are supposed to refrain from having sex with their husband’s no matter how much they desire it. The women are supposed to reject their husband’s so that they can agree to end the war and play a larger part in their society. Women want men to focus more of their time to being husband’s and fathers rather than on war. …show more content…
It is clear from the start that their language is different because Athenians use normal vocabulary that is clear to understand while Spartans do not. Spartans use specific vocabulary that seems incomplete. For example, Spartans continue to say, “ye” in various statements while Athenians use “the, or you.” Aristophanes views Spartans as inferior to Athenians, one can see this by the way in which she portrays Athenians. Athenians talk very proper and make greater arguments. During Lysistrata’s speech to the Spartans and Athenians about how they should not be at war against each other, Aristophanes emphasizes how Athenians would question Lysistrata when she would tell them to declare peace and challenge her while Spartans just agree with what Athenians have to
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