Sorry Sucka..!

One of the rising action events of the play was when Myrrhine led Kinesias on the left high and dry. I think this is an important scene in the plot development because Kinesias is a representation of the pain the other men are experiencing. Kinesias was screaming for God because he needed to have sex to ease the pain. I was reminded by Talor when we were working on our project that the play occurred over the course of one day. Laughter immediately arose within me because how in the world was it so difficult to practice abstinence for one day. Lysistrata picked the perfect weapon...refraining from sex to get their husbands to come together on peaceful terms because obviously sex plays a big role in their everyday lives. Myrrhine is informed to torture her husband by making him think that they are going to have sex but as soon as things get really intense, simply leave. Myrrhine does exactly this. She teases her husband by running back and forth to "get ready". While this scene demonstrates the men's weakness it also portrays the women's strength and how the strong women kept the others motivated and abstinent. Myrrhine had not had sex for a while either so of course to actually have sex was probably her desire but she was able to keep focus on the goal and task at hand and not be side tracked by her own lusts and pleasures. This incident showed the men that the women meant business and expected them to establish peace in their nation if they wanted to make love to their wives.