Lysistrata vs Hedda Gabler

All of the plays we plays we have read have had a dominant woman character that kept the plot driving. For Lysistrata and the play Hedda Gabler the main charaters are these women and the authors made that evident by entitling the play after Lysistrata and Hedda Gabler. Both of these women attempt to gain control of the men in their lives using their femininity. For Lysistrata she used her sexual power to establish peace within Greece. Hedda Gabler used her womanly traits to control the men in her life because of the lack of control over her own life. The difference between these two ladies is that Lysistrata had the ability to convince others to follow her. Lysistrata had leadership qualities necessary to hold the women together when their hormones raged and they compromised their purity during the time of abstinence. Hedda attempted to control Lovborg by giving him her gun. However, the result of Lovborg's death proved that Hedda really had no control over her situation. While Lysistrata rejoiced for her success in bringing about peace through abstinence, Hedda showed her failure and weakness when she committed suicide. So both these women had the same intentions of changing their enviorment through the control of those around them but the outcome was different because Lysistrata had control over herself when Hedda lacked control over life. The play Lysistrata better captured the theme never underestimate the power of a woman where Hedda Gabler fed into some of the stereotypes expressed about women in both of the plays.