Make love not war

A very important theme in Lysistrata is that of make love not war. We see this played out in the very soul of the entire play, which is that of a abstinence from all sexual encounters put on by the women until the men suceed and decide to end the war. So the more common theme is that of dont make love while a war is on, and make love only once a peace is struck. This theme drives the very heart of the play, and is the reason that Lysistrata has such an interesting, albiet slightly out landish, plot. This theme is also the reason for much of the characters conflict, especially across the sexes. The women and men both want to make love, but the women refuse to do so until the men strick a peace in the athenian war, come home, and then and only then will they be able to ravish thier wives.
The theme of make love not war, i believe, is a novel theme, that if more coherently followed, we wouldnt be in some of the situations that we are currently in. I mean that the idea of a loving world, which would in turn make the world less violent is such a strong notion to adhere to. The idea that something as peaceful and beautiful as love can stop a bullet or make a soldier put down his weapon is a sign that we are not yet dead from the hate that we have learned and spread from living in an intolerent society.