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Lysistrata, is by no means a feminist play, but instead the imagining of a patriarchal mind secure in dominance. That though does not mean that it has not been adapted, molded to suit particular needs of women, as it has been adapted, reshaped, rewritten and staged in both London in 1910, and in the U.S. in 1914 as a means to support the ongoing struggle for women to gain the right to vote. The morphability of the play only reflects the same quality of women as they strive for equality in an unequal world. Under the critic’s eye the play knowingly enhances the limitations of women in …