So I was extremely happy that this play did not end with a suicide. When we first started reading this book, I thought it would be another story about women being repressed and not listened to, but I was pleasantly surprised. I was interested to find that the women in this play had an important role in the decisions made concerning the war. At first they didn't, since the men refused to listen to the women, but after the women asserted their power through the protest, they realized that they did have a voice. It was a refreshing change, since in the other two books the women tried to do this and gain control of their life- and in the end they are unable to and end up killing themselves. In Lysistrata, however, the women actually have a power over the men, and in the end everyone ends up getting what they want. Perhaps that shows something about how everything works out better for everyone if people work together instead of dividing different roles for specific people. If everyone's opinion gets heard, then it is easier to make everyone happy rather than just having one group of people be in complete control (the men in the other books).
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I was also happy that "Lysistrata" did not end in suicide. “Lysistrata” was better than the other plays because it was more so about the strength of the women which was presented throughout the play, and displayed in the themes. The other plays were more so about the repression of women, not necessarily “the power of a woman”. The women in "Lysistrata" were actually in control of their lives, and in a way they had power over the men.
Ah Laura, I see what you mean about suicide. Finally we have a play with a happy ending. How does make us seem, though? Sort of like we can't handle tragedy. Well, I also agree with Julie's comment about strength of women, a woman's ability to persevere despite everything being against her.
yea everybody is alive in the end, singing and dancing too, this play showed the power of women, how things can be accopmlished only united, cuz there's no way this would of happen by only two people.
yeah i agree. positive ending for once! yay! and strong women! yesss!
I know exactly what you mean about the suicide thing. That was starting to get very discomforting and depressing. Change is good, extremely in Lysistrata. Not only did the role and the success of the women change, but the tone and mood also changed in this play. There was a lot more humor than the previous two plays and humor is never a bad thing. (YAY for a HAPPY non suicidal ENGING!!! LOL.)
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