Lysistrata by Aristophanes

First Performed: 411 BC

Genre: Drama/ Old Comedy.

Themes: Sex, Power, Femininity, Masculinity.

It is a comic account of one woman's mission to end the Peloponnesian War between Athens and Sparta.

Lysistrata persuades the women of Greece to withhold sex from their husbands as a means of making men negotiate piece.

Their are two choruses, one of old men, one of old women.

After an agreement was reached, the men and women of Athens and Sparta enter Acropolis and feast together upon their new found peace.

Who is Lysistrata's next door neighbour? Kleonike.
Why does Lysistrata say she is ashamed to be a woman? Women don't stand up to male slander.
How do the men characterise the women? Deceitful.
What reason does Kleonike give Lysistrata for the women being late? They were tending to their children.
From what region is Myrrhine? The outskirts of Athens.
Where is Lampito from? Sparta.
What does Lysistrata admire about the Korinthian girl? Her monstrous bottocks.
What do the women sacrifice? A bottle of wine.
How does the chorus of men plan to get the women out of Akropolis? Smoke them out.
How does the chorus of women beat the chorus of men in conflict? Dousing the men with water.
How does the Commissioner define the gift of women? Moral chaos.
What does Lysistrata intend to do with the money from the treasury? Budget the money for the city.
Why does Lysistrata remover her veil? To put it on the commissioner.
What does Lysistrata compare with spinning wool? The master plan for Athens.
Who is Myrrhine's husband? Kinesias.
What does the chorus of men constantly call for? Misogyny.
What is the meaning of the oracle? The women will be humiliated if they don't work together for peace.
How does Myrrhine torment her husband? Says she will have sex with him then doesn't.
What famous landmark do the women seize, which is also the setting for most of the play? Acropolis.
What is the name of the nude character who presents a map of Greece in a final attempt for peace? Harmony.