In Aristophanes' play, Lysistrata, the Greek city-states were constantly warring with one another. While the men were off fighting in the wars, the women were left at home to do all of their work. One of the Greek women, Lysistrata, was so tired of being left at home while her husband was fighting in the war, she called all of the other Greek women in for a meeting. Lysistrata had a peace plan, no sex, until the wars were stopped. She waited for all of the women to show up before she told them of her plan. She convinced the other Greek women to go along with her idea of a "sex strike."
             The men were in agony over not having any sexual activity at home. They were so miserable that they offered a treaty to stop the wars. The play was written to be humorous, but it also proves a point. Aristophanes wrote the play to entertain, but he also wanted people to understand the importance of the war. Lysistrata says, "War shall be the concern of women"(ll.549). Lysistrata explains to the other Greek women that their men are not the only ones concerned about the war. The play's satire is that the war is a grave matter but is made in a humorous play when the women decide to withhold sexual activity from their husbands. The women are determined to stop the war no matter what it takes. Lysistrata believes that if women were included in the decisions of the Greek society, then Greece would be better off. She explains:
             First you ought to treat the city as we do when we
             wash the dirt out of fleece: stretch it out and pluck
             and thrash out of the city all those prickly
             scoundrels; Aye, and card out those who conspire
             and stick together to gain office, pulling off their
             She says that women would handle things better than men. The Greek women think they should at least be involved in the affairs concerning Greece.
             In conclusion, Aristophanes uses satire to show the importance of the Greek wars in a comica
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