book “The Voyage of Argo” by Apollonius of Rhodes‚ there is a protagonist‚ as in most other novels. His name is Jason‚ and he leads his crew called the Argonauts along several series of journeys and adventures near the Black Sea. Him and his crew never expected to involve themselves in a series of mysterious and dangerous adventures‚ putting all of their lives in extreme danger. Jason should be considered a hero for numerous reasons. He helped protect the argonauts in times of trouble‚ and should
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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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husbands‚ Jason and Admetus’ loyalty to them make the women differ. Medea betrayed her family and left her homeland to be with Jason. “How I wish that the ship Argo had never winged its way through the grey Clashing Rocks to the land of the Colchians! How I wish the pines had never been hewn down in the glens of Pelion‚ to put oars into the hands of the Heroes who went to fetch for Pelias the Golden Fleece” (37). The nurse is giving us exposition at the beginning of the play Medea. When Jason landed
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Medea notes: Written around 431 BC and set in Corinth Medea had a natural passion for revenge The play revolutionised revenge tragedies by letting its heroine off the hook What happens: At the beginning Medea is in dire straits‚ her husband Jason has married Glauce daughter of Creon king of Corinth and on top of that Creon banishes both Medea and her two sons. She swears bloody revenge sets about finding a way to kill them all. She convinces Creon to allow her to stay one more day to put
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it is against the moral standards of her time‚ but she decides to take the necessary actions to do it anyway. Medea is a tragedy about a woman looking for revenge. She wants to punish her ex-husband Jason by murdering his new wife Glauce‚ Kreon (King of Corinth) and ultimately her own children. Jason abandons Medea to gain more power by taking the King ’s daughter in marriage leaving her alone with two boys. This event transforms Medea ’s happiness into agony‚ and from the beginning of the play she
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In Euripides’ Greek play "Medea"‚ Medea’s revenge ultimately makes her guilty of causing the tragedy‚ not Jason. This is because her crimes far outweigh those of Jason‚ she is aware of her actions and their consequences and Jason never intends to hurt anyone. The term "Medea’s revenge" refers to the murder of Creon‚ Glauce and Medea’s two sons in order to upset Jason. "Guilty" in this context refers to the person who is responsible for the tragedy of four deaths. The murder of four human beings
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Title: The Lost Hero 1. Significance of the title: The book begins with Jason‚ one of the main characters‚ waking up in a school bus with no clue as to who he is. As the book progresses Jason joins a camp for demigods (offspring of a god and a mortal) and is chosen to lead a quest which makes him a hero. 2. Genre: Greek and Roman Mythology‚ Fantasy 3. Date of original publication: 10/12/10 4. Author: Rick Riordan 5. Setting The book takes place in the 21st century. The main setting of the book
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In the play‚ Medea‚ characterization is used to reveal the protagonist. Medea was first produced in 431 BC by the author‚ Euripides. In the story‚ Jason decides to go to a lady which he believes is a better match than Medea. Later‚ Medea gives Jason a gift to give to the daughter of Creon. But that gift is poisoned and it leads to the death of Creon’s daughter‚ Glauce. In the play‚ Medea‚ the protagonist is Medea. The characters at the beginning of the play talk about Medea and discuss about her
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The Medea by Euripides‚ Heroides XII: Medea to Jason by Ovid Both Fifth century B.C. playwright Euripides and Roman poet and dramatist Ovid tell the story of Jason ditching Medea for another woman; however‚ they do not always share a perspective on the female matron’s traits‚ behavior‚ and purpose. Euripides portrays a woman who reacts to injustice by beginning a crusade to avenge all who harmed her which she is prepared to see through even if it means resorting to the most contemptible methods
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only punishment is that when he go near the set foods on the table harpies will devoured him. * Also Jason and others killed the harpies with their sword while fighting the harpies others set fort food for Phineus Movie: * On the movie the punishments that Phineus received from Zeus was having his blindess for the rest of his life and the harpies for the food’s protection. * Jason and the others killed the harpies cause of Hercules breaking the wall made of stones‚ stones that fell on
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