in the play, lysistrata, spectacle plays a large part in understanding the depth of the play. for example, this can be seen in the way that house hold items displays the theme - never underestimate the power of a woman. in the play woman use their every day items in there house as weapons to fight off and beat the men. for example, they use their pitchers to put out the mens fire. they also use spindles, chamber pots, lamps, scissors, and other house hold items. all of these examples fit in together to expose the fact that in this play the men underestimated women and you cant do that because woman should not be underestimated, they are strong.