B. Aims of The Study
The aim of the study is to see how a woman may make use of her important role within her family to stop the war as seen in Lysistrata, the main
character of Aristophanes’ Lysistrata.
C. Problem Formulation
In order to achieve the aim of the study above, I put two problems that formulated as follows:
1. How is Lysistrata portrayed in the play? 2. How does Lysistrata stop the war between Athena and Sparta?
To answer the problem formulation above, I would employ two theories. The first one is character and characterization, and the second one is theory of
post Feminism. I also employ feminism approach. I hope this thesis will contribute a better view about feminism for the
readers, especially for women in Indonesia. By this way, they realize that they have an important role in this life, especially in their family. Besides that, it is to
know that truly women have a power and ability.
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D. Definition of Term
In this study, I would like use three different terms and I define those terms briefly, so that it will be not confusing.
1. The first term is Character. Hornby’s Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
states that, character is a person, a community, or a race, etc or moral nature, mental nature, mental or moral qualities that make
one person different from others. In this script drama, the character is the behavior of Lysistrata. Abrams in his book A Glossary of Literary
Terms defines: “Characters are the persons presented in a dramatic or narrative work,
which is interpreted by the reader as being endowed with moral and disposed qualities that are expressed in what they say ‘the dialogue’
and by what they do ‘the action’ “ 1980: 20 Abram said that characters are the representation of human beings.
These characters inherit human characteristics. They are presented through their speeches and actions and not depending on the narration
of the author only. Hornby’s Oxford Advance Learner’s Dictionary states, “Character is a
person, a community, or a race, etc different from others” 1974: 140
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Characterization according to Baldick in his Criticism and Literary Theory 34, characterization is the representation of aperson in a
dramatic or narrative work with the use of direct method of attribution to the character so that the reader can infer or deduce the qualities from
the character’s appearance, action, or speech.
2. The second term is Feminism. Terrey’s Encyclopedia Feminism says, “In brief, feminism can be described as a belief and a commitment to
equal rights and opportunities for women” 1989:139. The term of feminism is originated from the Latin femina =woman which meant,
having the qualities of females. Charlotte Bunch defines that “feminism is transformational politics
since everything affects women, every issue is women’s issue” Tuttle, 1986:107
Noah Webster in his book, Webster New Twentieth Century Dictionary says that
“Feminism is : 1. The theory that women should have political, economic, and social
rights equal to men. 2. The movement to win such right for women” 1972: 674.
Maggie Humm, in her book, The Dictionary of Feminism Theory says that feminism is a term used by cultural and essentialist feminist to
describe the ideology of female superiority 1995 : 93.
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Hornby’s Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary states that, feminism is the belief and aim that women should have the same rights and
opportunities as men. 2005:565
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