Patrick Macfarlane 9/21/14 Medea Seminar Question 5 The “barbarian” woman Medea is similar to the Greek male Achilles in the Iliad. In Euripides Medea‚ Medea seeks revenge against Jason after Jason abandons her and their children. Jason abandons his own children in order to remarry with Glauce‚ the daughter of Creon‚ king of Corinth. (Svarlien‚ 14-25) In the Iliad‚ Achilles seeks revenge against Hector after Hector kills Patroclus. (Lombardo 21.105-110) Both Achilles and Medea are driven by anger and
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World literature Antigone vs. Medea Whether it be Medea who kills her sons‚ Antigone who buries her brother‚ both female characters hold a common goal of seeking either revenge or avenge as well as rebel against authority in the name of her beliefs. However‚ the female roles in both plays are associated with death. Furthermore‚ their twisted family history also seem to contribute to the result of each tragedy. Both main characters are characterized as bold‚ stubborn‚ outspoken
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Medea vs. Antigone The two Greek plays‚ Medea and Antigone both exhibit opening scenes that serve numerous purposes. Such as establishing loyalties‚ undermining assumptions on the part of the audience‚ foreshadowing the rest of the play‚ and outlining all of the issues. Medea and Antigone share many similarities in their openings. Both plays begin with providing the audience with the history and the consequences of certain situations that the characters were involved in. It also brings
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Mary French World Literature to 1650 February 11‚ 2012 Achilles vs. Hector In the story the Iliad‚ there are two main characters Achilles and Hector‚ who both are incredible warriors. Achilles is the leader of the Myrmidon soldiers‚ and he fights for the Greeks. Hector is the son of Kind Priam and he fights for the Trojans. Both of these characters are said to be the strongest and greatest warriors of each of their armies. Both Achilles and Hector have many different heroic characteristics that
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Achilles VS Hector In the Iliad‚ several of the male characters show heroic characteristics‚ according to the heroic warrior code of ancient Greece. They try to win glory in battle‚ yet are often characterized as having a clearly human side. They each have sure strengths and weaknesses‚ which are evident at many times throughout the conflicts described within the Iliad. Prime examples of such characters are Achilles and Hector. These two characters have obvious variations in their approaches to
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Gilgamesh Vs. Achilles Back in the days of ancient Greece and before this time‚ epic heros have had their lives chronicled and the stories of them passed on from generation to generation‚ all the way to our present day in our lives. Two of the greatest heros that have been expressed in past epic stories were Gilgamesh from the epic named after him‚ and Achilles from Homer’s Iliad. The two of their stories however‚ transpired in two different eras‚ their lives both had a surprising number
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2014 Achilles vs. Hector Homer’s epic poem The Iliad takes place in the ninth year of the Trojan War. The epic focuses on two of the war’s greatest warriors‚ Achilles of the Achaeans and Hector of the Trojans. Both men are recognized as the strongest and most influential warriors within their respective communities. They share many characteristics associated with great war heroes including leadership‚ bravery‚ honor‚ worth‚ and strength. However‚ despite their obvious similarities‚ Achilles and Hector
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Beowulf vs. Achilles The stories of Beowulf and Achilles have many parallels‚ including the character’s traits. Beowulf and Achilles are both leading characters with an intense plot that circles around them‚ displaying their heroic traits and themes that they show throughout the two epics. The epic Beowulf centers and focuses almost solely on Beowulf’s heroic traits. One of the first heroic traits shown through Beowulf is his generosity‚ faithfulness‚ and loyalty. Once he receives news of
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behind him. Achilles was in a war and did have some one on one combat‚ but ultimately killed a lot more than Beowulf had. Beowulf also got a great prize after defeating the demons‚ which was becoming King. Achilles will only have his name remembered forever‚ yet this is still an honor. Another big difference is their attitudes; Achilles was selfish at times and would only fight for what he believed in and only himself‚ where Beowulf crossed lands to help a king and not only himself. Achilles and Beowulf
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The Iliad Hector and Achilles were two of the most notable characters in the Iliad. In many aspects of their lives‚ Hector and Achilles were complete opposites. For example‚ Hector was a family man whereas Achilles had no family and only cared about himself. Also‚ Hector went to battle to lead his country while Achilles went for personal reasons. Both men showed distinct opposite characteristics in the book. The following is an analysis of the opposition of Achilles and Hector’s characters throughout
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