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    Medea the Feminist

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    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

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    Meditating on Medea

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    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.

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    Oedipus and Medea

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    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

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    Psychoanalysis of Medea

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    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

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    Myth Of Medea

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    fire-breathing bulls that the god Ares had gifted Aeetes. Medea‚ a powerful sorceress‚ gave Jason an ointment to make him immune to fire and iron for a day. The second task was to sow the teeth the King gave Jason. But Medea knew that the teeth would grow into skeleton soldiers‚ so she instructed Jason to throw a stone into their midst‚ which would cause them to attack each other. The final task was to kill the dragon guarding the Fleece. Medea supplied Jason with a potion to make the Dragon fall into

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    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

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    Medea and Democracy

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    ruler of our bodies. And this misfortune adds still more troubles to the grief we have. Then comes the crucial struggle: this husband we’ve selected‚ is he good or bad? For a divorce loses women all respect‚ yet we can’t refuse to take a husband." (Medea‚ 263-272). A woman could not function in society without the influence or permission of a man. How does a woman left in divorce survive? In this world‚ they don’t. Women must accomplish above and beyond their husband’s expectations in order to satisfy

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    English Medea Essay

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    impossible to take sides at the end of the play; both Medea and Jason are equally guilty. Is it possible to feel sympathy for either of them?” Medea is the tragic story of a woman desperate for revenge upon her husband‚ after he betrayed her for another woman’s bed. It was written by Euripides‚ a Greek playwright‚ in 431 B.C. Throughout the play each character shows us their inconsistent and contradicting personalities‚ in particular‚ Jason and Medea. The play opens with the Nurse expressing her anxiety

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    The Chorus In Medea Essay

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    In the play Medea‚ the enchantress Medea seeks revenge on her husband for marrying another woman and abandoning her. Like most Greek plays‚ the chorus is used to guide the audience’s opinions and feelings. Euripides uses the chorus to influence the audience’s the perception and sympathy of Medea throughout the play. In the play‚ the chorus‚ consisting of a group of Corinthian women‚ originally supports Medea’s desire for revenge‚ but its view changes as the play progresses. At the beginning of the

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    share similar characteristics. Medea from Euripides’s play Medea and Clytemnestra from Aeschylus’s play Agamemnon display and share tragic traits. They are both vengeful wives who share similarities in the cause of their vengeance but have some differences in their chosen means of revenge; as a result of successfully exacting their revenge both Clytemnestra and Medea cause their own downfall. Both Medea and Clytemnestra seek to hurt their husbands for betraying them. Medea uses the best source of revenge

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