Beginning Thoughts of Lysistrata

Unlike the past two plays, which were fairly dark and tragic, i'm glad to see that Lysistrata will be a good change in pace. Its a play that is more comical and i think will be more enjoyable to read. One thing that all three plays share is the theme of women taking control and power, though this has a different twist than the other two. Unlike in the house of bernarda alba and hedda gabler, no power or control started in the hands of the women, it was all given to the men. The women fulfilled their duty as the "traditional wife", staying at home and not interferring with the men and their decisions. This changes though when the women get fed up with the war and take power into their own hands. By doing this, it becomes kind of apparent that the men never had true power, they only had the illusion of power from the women letting them do what they want. the women had the real power, as seen with how easily they were able to take it and render the men helpless.