MEDEA is a Greek tragedy about betrayal‚ revenge‚ and pride. In the play MEDEA is betrayed by her husband Jason‚ he decided to marry another woman to gain more power. Through the play MDEA get revenge on everyone that has done her wrong. I don’t think MEDEA is a traditional tragedy I feel it has feature that separate it from the traditional tragedy‚ but it does have many characteristics of a traditional tragedy. One of the similar characteristics MEDEA and traditional tragedy have in common is the
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The famous Greek tragedy Medea‚ by Euripides‚ is about a woman who is so distraught by her ex-husband’s actions that she snaps and commits brutal crimes like killing his new bride and father in law‚ Creon and she even killed her children‚ an act so unthinkable that most people today shutter at the thought of it. People have scrutinized the play for centuries in an attempt to discover Medea’s true motives. Some believe that she is not actually evil‚ just mistreated to the point where she simply would
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today I want to share a book which called Penelope. Do you guys read it before? If yes‚ it’s good. If not‚ you have to listen to what I say and you must get interest in it! I would talk about the factor of changeing Penelope’s destiny and the way of the writer conveys the message via the story. For the change of Penelope’s destiny‚ Max and the wedding party are the main factors. For Max‚ he had a happy moment with Penelope‚ at that moment‚ Penelope had already fall in love with him. Suddenly
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Odyssey’s character: Penelope Penelope is the faithful wife of Odysseus in the story of The Odyssey. This character has her own struggles in The Odyssey and proves the she is strong enough to endure them‚ because of her strong character qualities. These character qualities show Penelope to be considered an ideal Greek wife‚ as her characteristics that are shown throughout The Odyssey are the same as those that other well respected characters have. Penelope’s good character qualities include her
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Hui Yu Patricia Gross THA 101 Section C 10/2/2012 Medea In the play Medea‚ Euripides depicted the role of a feminist. Her cunning and cleverness which should be admired however cause her tragedy at that time‚ the Ancient Greek time‚ where women are subordinate to men. The dominant men cannot bear that women go over them‚ thus cause the suffering and pain of Medea in her age. And in this view‚ I do not assume Medea a feminist but a normal woman who pursue harmony in family and loyalty in love
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develop in this poem‚ was to describe in detail the loneliness and suffering of Penelope’s years away from Ulysses. The techniques used were really basic; I used lots of adjectives‚ and tried to use imagery words to give the reader the image of Penelope reaching out to her true love. Monologue: For so Long I have suffered inside these forlorn walls All happiness has been drained from the inside I am nothing… Too many days have gone by without a letter Travelling the seas to unknown lands
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majority of the greek population believed that the gods were superior to immortal being. However‚ Penelope disagrees against this belief. In fact‚ she argues that the popular view of the gods‚ or Olympians‚ is inappropriate. Penelope views the gods as malevolent beings that chose to cause pain and suffering for their own amusement. Penelope’s contempt towards the gods originates from her troubled life. Penelope blames her suffering on those who control everybody’s lives: the gods. She complains she was
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Bibliography: Block Book 5‚ Myth and Conventions‚ The Open University‚ Milton Keynes. Pygmalion‚ Bernard Shaw‚ Penguin Books‚ London. Medea and Other Plays‚ Euripides‚ Penguin Books‚ London. Tracks 19-21‚ DVD Disc 3‚ The Open University‚ Milton Keynesü.
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movie “Oh Brother Where Art Thou” and the book “Odyssey”. Though their stories of struggles are similar‚ they overcome them in different ways. Penelope and Penny are both portrayed the same and have similarities‚ but there are differences between the two as well that make them different and unique‚ and that also ties them together in the end. Penny and Penelope both remain confident throughout their stories. Penny divorces her husband Everett‚ after he is put in jail. With a need to support her and
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Crystal Smart Medea is a tragedy because it demonstrates a strong tragic hero who has many commendable talents but is destroyed by a tragic flaw. Medea immediately arouses sympathy from the reader‚ in the beginning of the play. Her nurse introduces Jason‚ Medea’s husband‚ as a cheater who left Medea for a princess. The audience immediately takes Medea’s side. Everyone has loved someone‚ and knows the pain of betrayal. Medea is a scorned‚ unhappy‚ single mother. She has been abandoned in an unfamiliar
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