Never Underestimate the Power of A Woman

The theme, never underestimate the power of a woman, is very evident in Lysistrata. I think the most prominent and humerous part of the play that exemplifies this theme is when the women come out to fight the men. The narration says, "A horde of women, armed with household articles, begins to pour from the Akropolis." Not only is the imagery of this statement very, very funny, but it is significant to the role and power of women as well. It's significance suggests that the role of women is thier power, in a way, because these women were able to use their role in society - housewives - as their manpower for the war. Their weapon in battle were the things that society used to classify them and their role. The women were help down by the men and by society as housewives, that cook, clean, and take care of the children. The women turned that role around and used the pots they cook with, the brooms they clean with, and baby rattles they care for the kids with, (among many other things I'm sure) to fight the men who put them in that position in the first place. This turning of power is a demonstration that the power of women is way beyond what men and society see it as because not only did the women lash out against the men, but they were strong, smart, and clever enough to use their stereotypic role to do the lashing.