Successfully one woman, Lysistrata, calls for women from all of Greece and gathers them at the base of the Acropolis. Before telling them why they have all gathered that evening, she begins her …show more content…
With everyone watching from all around, Mhyrinne approaches her husband as he stands there with an erection. All he wants is to lie down with her, but all she is doing is prolonging the act by retrieving silly items Cineseus does not seem to care for. In the end, Mhyrinne asks if he will vote for peace. In return, he says he will think about it and Mhyrinne turns and leaves—“I am a dead man” Cineseus shrieks. It is at this point that the plot has its turning point and everyone agrees there is an urgent problem. The herald has come from Sparta to restore peace and the chorus of men reluctantly come to their senses and agree as well: “Come, let us agree for the future not to regard each other any more as enemies; and to clinch the bargain, let us sing a choric