Essay of Comparison Aristophanes and Moliere's comedies depict women who can be described as straightforward, bold-spirited, witty, and loyal. In Tartuffe and Lysistrata, the characters Dorine and Lysistrata display well-developed, independent and intelligent characters. Lysistrata is the hero of her country, as she becomes a revolutionist. Dorine is a wise servant who sees through all pretenses and while being the inferior in terms of social position, she is the superior in any contest of wits. …showed first 75 words of 514 total…

…showed last 75 words of 514 total…other by a foolish but tyrannical father. These women challenge the masculine role model to preserve the traditional way of life. Lysistrata and Dorine take on masculine characteristics and attitudes and defeat the men physically, mentally, but most of all strategically. They both have parts that are used to unit and strengthen the family unit they belong to. Proving that neither side benefits from it, just that one side loses more than the other side.