Women s Rights Against The Oppian Law By Aristophanes And...

The power of women remained extremely limited in ancient Greece. Women were mostly viewed as the housewives and mothers instead of being involved in society. In the excerpts Lysistrata written by Aristophanes and Roman Women Demonstrate against the Oppian Law written by Livy, lies a clear indication that women thrive to have additional power than they originally possess. In fact, women aspire to be able to have a say in the salient aspects of their community, such as wars they lose their husbands to or the allowance of the amount of jewelry that is able to be around their neck in public. Furthermore, the women start substantially weaker than the men and rapidly realize they can have power over them. In Lysistrata, the women are able to manipulate the men by taking away their number one desire. Meanwhile, in Roman Women Demonstrate against the Oppian Law, begging the men is the tactic the women use in order to achieve what they hunger for. By viewing and analyzing two sources, the aud ience comes to the conclusion that women happen to able to achieve further power than originally granted by protests and determination. Women are able to show their power over men by flocking together and being one. In the excerpt Lysistrata written by Aristophanes, a crowd of women gathers in order to listen to Lysistrata’s speech about how to stop the war and bring peace back to Greece. â€Å"So very dainty because that the salvation of all Greece is actually in the hands of women† (76). In order