lysistrata

In her view, if their husbands call their bluff and leave, they will get it nowhere else because they will soon find that all the women in Greece are doing the same thing. If the men try to force themselves upon the women, the women are to resist. If they fail in their resistance, they are to lie joylessly still, so as not to give the men any enjoyment. At this point, part B of the plan is revealed- as the young women speak, the older women are in the process of taking over the Acropolis and barricading the entrance, so the men cannot enter. The women proceed to make their vow of celibacy, and Lysistrata first suggests swearing upon a shield, as was Aeschylus’ style. But the other women see using a tool of war as inappropriate.

They finally agree to swear by drinking a communal bowl of wine. While they all hold the bowl, Lysistrata recites the vow not to have sex until the war is over, with Calonice repeating each line back. Finally, the old women have secured the Acropolis, and Lysistrata sends Lampito back to Sparta to get all the Spartan women in on their plan. This is an important turning point in this plot summary of Lysistrata.

Plot Summary of Lysistrata by Aristophanes : Parodos- Choral Episode

A chorus of old men march up to the Propylaea to try and recapture it. They are disheveled and motley, barely able to make it up to the gate with their wood they intend to use to burn the women alive. They grab a few women standing guard outside the gate and set them on...

lysistrata

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