Gender Inequality In Lysistrata

What does gender inequality means to you as a human? In the twenty-first century, feminism is influential for women being equal to men, however, places in the world today, the history, or stories lack the consideration of women as in humans. In the play, Lysistrata, who is the main protagonist, is an ambitious woman formed a plan to end the Peloponnesian war by convincing the women forgoing any sexual privileges with their men, in order to courage the return of their partners back home. Ultimately the play does not acknowledge the significant improvement or equality in women status from both views of men and women.
The overarching the play demonstrates the men’s perception of women is entirely not treated as humans. The dialogue between

In the introduction of the scene, the women are gathering for a meeting which Lysistrata request for and she begins to reveal her plan, as women, we can work together to end the war. At the start, Kalonkie, a friend of Lysistrata initiated “How can women do a thing so austere, so political?”(10), immediately women are questioning what qualification women can do to end a war the only skill comprehend is to be a lovely housewife. The notion of women minds dose not expands and believes that they are capable of doing things beyond. As well in this quote, there is emphasize on the word “political” Kalonkie is demonstrates politics is a difficult aspect to understand and is mainly a man’s job. The questions of women do not have the qualify knowledge of fixing such a complex situation. However, once Lysistrata deliberates her plan on a sex strike unhesitatingly Kalonkie speaks “no! I’d walk through fire for you- you know I would!”(10), this immediate response shows women are not entirely supportive of Lysistrata’s plan, and women will exclusive will do anything else besides supporting the sex strike. As well, a scene in the Akropolis women is infidelity escaping so they can go have sexually contact with their husbands. Lysistrata response on this behave was not positive aspect about women “No wonder poets write tragedies about us.” (12), Lysistrata the protagonist demonstrates responses are actually the behavior of what men consider of women. Women are considered only for their sexual desire, to be pretty and sit all day, while allowing the men achieve all the action and heroic stuff. These impressions of hesitance of women are shown throughout in deliberation and see nothing beyond of