Meditating on Medea 1. Who is to blame for the tragedies that occur? This is a difficult question‚ because there is more than one character that can be blamed for the tragedies that occurred. First of all there is Jason who could be blamed‚ because he betrayed Medea by marrying the daughter of king Creon. Medea was hoping to spend a happy life with him and she betrayed her family by killing her own brother only to support Jason. Therefore he is somehow responsible for the anger that Medea feels.
Premium Euripides Medea KILL
Medea and Dido “Love is like a friendship caught on fire.” (Bruce Lee para. 1). Love can burn. Whether the burn is pleasant or ruthless is for your own experience. However‚ two women in the ancient societies can demonstrate the uglier side of love quite easily. The women are Medea and Dido. They each fall in love with great heros with the help of gods‚ and each of them made great sacrifices for the men. Medea kills her brother for Jason‚ which ensures that she will
Premium Love Aeneid Dido
The role of women in Greek society is a major theme in Euripides’ Medea. In ancient Greek society‚ women are frail and submissive according to men‚ and their social status is considered very inferior. Feminism is the theory of men being treated differently than women and the male dominance over women in society. Because of Jason’s betrayal of Medea‚ she is a challenge to the traditional views of ancient Greek society based on her actions. She wonders about the differences between the treatment
Premium Gender Gender role Woman
ME2 Jason Chee ME2 Jason Chee Weng Fai‚ 29‚ has regained consciousness today after a serious mishap on board a Republic of Singapore Navy warship on Monday‚ Dec 10. However‚ with only two fingers left on his remaining right arm‚ he is now unable to cook for his father‚ play video games and hold his girlfriend’s hand. According to the report in Lianhe Wanbao‚ ME2 Chee broke down in shock when he woke up and had to be sedated twice. His distraught girlfriend was in tears when she saw him. "How can
Premium Singapore Press Holdings The Straits Times Singapore
on the different ways women were viewed in ancient Greek society. Jocasta in Sophocle’s play‚ Oedipus the King and Medea in Euripides’ play Medea are two examples of such characters. Both Jocasta and Medea are represented as tragic female characters as a result of their unfortunate circumstances‚ their loyalty to their husbands and their loss of their children. Jocasta and Medea are both portrayed as victims of unfortunate circumstances brought about by actions beyond their control. In Oedipus
Premium Greek mythology Euripides Ancient Greece
Title: Libido: Medea’s Real Force ABSTRACT In this study‚ Medea by “Euripides” is approached from a psychoanalytic perspective. It focuses on the theory of Freud that Libido plays an important role in the character building of an individual and that actions of individuals are motivated and controlled by it. The motivation of Medea’s actions does not come from the outside circumstances but arise from her libido. All her actions are analyzed to bring a somewhat clear picture of her psychology. She
Premium Sigmund Freud Psychoanalysis
Euripides’ Medea and Seneca’s Medea are the two surviving ancient tragedies of Medea. Both versions are drastically different and contrast in several aspects. Euripides portrays Medea as more human. She is the epitome of the oppressed housewife and only after her suffering is she capable of the crimes she committed. Seneca’s Medea is even more vengeful than Euripides’ and she is angry from the very beginning. Seneca’s version also portrays Medea as a vengeful sorceress whereas in Euripides’ version
Premium Medea Tragedy Present
things‚ and theatre was one of them. The main female character is Medea‚ the princess of Colchis and wife of Jason‚ son of Aeson‚ king of Iolcus. Medea has a female nurse and she has two sons who have a male tutor. Medea is considered the wealthy princess of Colchis so she is treated of high respect. In this case The Medea and The Book of Ruth differ. The characterization of women in Ruth shows women inferior to men‚ but in The Medea there is a characterization of women of wealth superior to women
Premium Woman Ancient history David
2008 Love and Hatred in Medea Abstract This paper focuses on the issue of “Love and Hatred in Medea.” Most people consider Medea as a bad and evil woman‚ but‚ she is not that evil. It is just because she has different levels of love and hatred toward different people‚ just as we do. First‚ I will focus on Medea’s intense love toward Jason. I mostly focus on the part that she sacrifices everything for Jason because of her love. Second‚ I focus on the reasons that Medea decides to take the revenge
Premium Medea Love
Medea (Greek: Μήδεια / Mēdeia) is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides‚ based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened‚ and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman. Euripides produced the Medea along with Philoctetes‚ Dictys and the satyr play Theristai‚ winning the third prize (out of three) at the City Dionysia festival
Premium Medea Greek mythology Jason