In The Medea by Euripides and The Aeneid by Virgil the characters of Medea and Dido respond to desertion by their husbands‚ the individual they love most‚ in the form of a quarrel. Both characters go on to attempt to alleviate their pain via revenge. Their judgments and actions are impaired by each woman’s great eros and amor. Euripides and Virgil illustrate their vision of passion and love through the effects of Medea and Dido’s actions under the influence of these emotions. Both women could choose
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Surabhi Yadav English (Hons) 2B Roll No.231 Assignment Question:- Critically comment on Euripides’ depiction of Medea’s problems as relating to her status as a foreign woman in Athens. Medea is a play about the subaltern‚ the Other‚ the misfit‚ the stranger‚ the woman who is “deserted‚ a refugee‚ thought nothing of”. It is a play about the barbarian’s powerful ability to restore her own dignity and achieve justice. Seen as such the play can function on a different level. It is a “radical”
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Miss Julie by Strindberg and Medea by Euripides explore the theme of power struggle. Julie‚ the Count’s daughter‚ was raised by a mother who hated men; Strindberg hence presents a confused character who struggles with her sexual desire for men juxtaposing with her need to dominate them. She feels compelled to use her social status when dealing with Jean. Medea‚ on the other hand‚ is presented as a brave‚ unpredictable‚ almost barbaric woman of extremes; she has committed several crimes on her husband’s behalf
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Most people would define a great female protagonist as intelligent‚ strong minded and willing to fight for what she believes in. Both Bernarda Alba from Federico Garcia Lorca’s The House of Bernarda Alba and Medea by Euripides fit this description. One is a tyrannical mother who imposes her choices on her five daughters‚ the other is arguably the strongest non-Olympian woman in all of Greek mythology. If we take a closer look‚ we notice that these two characters have many things in common. From their
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Gustavo A. Carrillo Humanities 111 June 25‚ 2008 Medea in Full Control of the Events Euripides plays are about the emotions and reactions of ordinary people and social issues rather than with deities and their adventures. His collection of plays‚ approximately 90 of them‚ includes Electra‚ Trojan Women and Medea. This last one is the most controversial play during Euripides ’s time‚ because portraits Medea as a heroine in a time where only man can be heroes. Medea is an easy play to read that
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Free Will Versus Control in Phaedra’s Outburst and the Nurse’s Rebuttal in Euripides’ Hippolytus (373- 480) In ancient Greek culture‚ it was believed that humans were in control of their own destinies and actions despite being subject to the whims of the gods. However in Euripides’ Hippolytus this belief is shown in a contradictory light‚ especially concerning the character Phaedra‚ for she lacks free will‚ due to Aphrodite using her as a pawn
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marks the place where legend ends and history begins (Green‚ 11). The line between fantasy and reality is sometimes difficult to grasp‚ leaving historians questionable of the actualities of the battle of Troy‚ better yet the women. This is where Euripides explores the devastating features of the post-war landscape in The Women of Troy (Meltzer‚ 234). His strong pacifist and feminist opinions are highlighted repeatedly throughout the UTSC production through the environment of extreme cruelty and torment
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“Medea‚ Oedipus and the Gods” All Greek tragedies no matter how dissimilar share underlying commonality. According to Aristotle‚ the first true theater critic‚ all tragedies are composed of several common features. “Medea” and “Oedipus the King” are no different. They both contain strong plot‚ thought‚ character‚ language‚ melody and spectacle. They also both have their own unique conflict‚ event and themes. One reoccurring theme through almost all Greek tragedies is the role of the gods and fate
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Medea was a very passionate women with a tendency to become easily angered. Her anger from being wronged by Jason is shown when she wishes "...Jason and his bride/Ground to pieces in their shattered palace/For the wrong they have declared to do..."(Euripides 6). Clytemnestras flaw was that she could not see past her own grief‚ anger‚ and how her husband had killed their daughter. Her anger and grief are displayed by her emotional words‚ "Like a swan she wailed her last call for her loved one while
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~THE MORTAL SKEPTIC~ How Euripides Portrays the Gods in Electra‚ Medea and Hecuba to be Inconsequential General comments: “way” “different” – be less ambiguous; don’t use words like “terrible” when you mean “immoral‚” you can say that things are corrupt in like 500 different ways—use them!!! degrades the character of…. Fraudulent actions…. Irreligious/godless etc Vary your sentence structure‚ easiest way to do this is to use active voice To vary your sentences: instead of “this focuses
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