Ah, the joys of living life as a woman in Ancient Greece. Being able to walk down the street holding your head high with pride as men approach you inquiring your philosophical views of life and politics. Lady Marmalaide strumming from an anonymous harp as you stroll down the corridor. Right. The poor women with their little voices suffered miserably all because Gloria Steinhem wasn't born. So along came Aristophanes to throw some grease into the fire with his gender bending ideologies of Lysistrata.
             When it all comes down to the main point of this comic tale, women with power equals peace and tranquility. Or does it? A closer look into the story may suggest Aristophanes had some other statement to subliminally hint at. When Lysistrata decides to unite the women of three towns to come together and force their men to stop warring, she receives mixed reviews. Her simple answer for the men to cease fighting is for the women to lock their legs. A no sex agreement must be called into order for their husbands to quit quarreling. Considering this was one of the first pieces to cast women in a light of intelligence and calculated behavior, many would praise Aristophanes for putting himself out to open the door for the women's rights movement. But an in depth look at his characters reveals that he doesn't really consider them to be any more intelligent because they are free willed and have decisions of their own; but simply just as sexual of beings any day as men.
             The dialogue displays the most well lit area of the women's sexuality. From conversations dwelling on vibrators, "we can't even get our six-inch Ladies' Comforters which we used to keep as leather rations for when all else failed." (184), to the discussion of the design patter of women's genitalia, "...we're at home, beautifully made up, wearing our sheerest negligees and nothing underneath, and
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