In this comic play, some dialogues among the Greek women is provided with the pictures of the then social classification between male and female, the duties of women within four walls of house, the responsibilities of female towards their husbands, and some speaks of their minds too. She wants to break the tradition and bring peace through the unity and mind of women. The leading character Lysistrata is much worried about the low position of women in the society which has caused their thought to be lowly and just confined within the house and husband. Aristophanes exposes this oppression and depicts how women are capable of handling the state affairs too except household chores. Their vitality and importance were not considered significant. They were treated not better than the animals. In those days women were restricted and repressed in many ways. Aristophanes’ another play where the female was presented with the main role was Thesmophoriazousai. The role of the female was played by the male characters in the play in those days. The play Lysistrata is praised for the role given to the female character as a chief protagonist when there was no evidence of women attending Athenian Theatre. Some critics consider it his greatest work.

Lysistrata, the major female protagonist, brings the plan among the Greek women to hold a sex strike as a means of forcing the men to negotiate peace.

Lysistrata play