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The two types of Greek plays that have survived from when they were written in the 5th Century B.C.E. are comedy and tragedy. Greek comedy usually commences with conflicts and concludes with harmony. The protagonist is usually a person who is an average member of society and is looking to benefit the whole community. Greek tragedy usually begins with harmony and concludes with conflict. The protagonist in such plays is usually someone with supreme power over the community and one who is trying to gain a personal benefit and rise above all others This person may usually be characterized by a certain flaw that eventually leads to their ultimate fate. The two Greek plays of Lysistrata a comedy and Antigone a tragedy are similar yet different in terms of their definition of a hero or, in this case, a heroine. Each heroine executes her plans with an entirely different method for a distinct purpose and most importantly each hero has a dissimilar conclusion to their fate; both heroines show a common pride in achieving their goals. However in this paper I will show the similarities and differences between the two protagonists, Lysistrata and Antigone in their corresponding plays. In Aristophane’s play Ly