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To what extent does Lysistrata depend for its success on the activities of a single character?
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To what extent does Lysistrata depend for its success on the activities of a single character? In order to answer this question, one has to consider how important a role Lysistrata contributes to the development of the play, and without a doubt she has a very strong part in the unraveling of the plot and the ideas offered within. The play does in fact rely almost wholly on the character Lysistrata. She is the character that instigates the idea of a sex strike against the men, and this plan is what the play revolves around. From the start, Lysistrata shows her intelligence and cunning in that she has a well thought through plan, and she has covered all possible loopholes. The other women cannot find a reason why they shouldn't revolt against the men, which is what leads to them to surrender. If not for Lysistrata's determination, the plot would fail very...
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