Importance of Women

I think the significance of the women’s disobedience in the play is important to the plot. The overall plot suggests the women are weaker and of lesser value than they men. The role of the women seems to be overshadowed by the importance and strength of the men fighting this war. This would explain why the women take the oath. I think the women were sick of being looked at merely as objects and having this status quo of being only a housewife within the public sphere and they want to prove to the men they are equal. The women want to tell them to never underestimate their power. This all out battle between the sexes ultimately concludes that abstinence does bring about peace. Yet, this does not explain why some of the women were so hesitant in taking the oath. Also, what was the deal when the three women who were making excuses to go home? I think the women missed the men too much and still felt as though they could defeat the men, but Lysistrata convinces them to go through with it and the victory would be theirs.