A chapter-to-chapter study summary of Aristophanes' Greek comedy "Lysistrata", exploring the aspects of the 'Tragic Cycle'

Aristophanes' Lysistrata Prologue Lysistrata is concerned about the present situation in Athens, where she believes the Peloponnesian war has been continuing for far too long. The audience learns through the first scene that their husbands who departed to fight the Spartans have left these Athenian women at home. Lysistrata's solution to forcing the war to end is to go on a "sex strike", by refusing to give into their husbands' requests. She hypothesizes that the …

…stating that all who drink become fools, yet it is a natural occurrence. He believes that at times when Athenians enter 'sober' Sparta, they decide to cause troubles and arguments for the fun of it, and then report it falsely back to their state. The final pages are taken up with a revel (a typical comic ending) celebrating the new peace. For an audience still at war, this is the ultimate form of escapist entertainme