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    List of possible subjects on the final exam Achilles- Achilles was a powerful hero in Homer’s Iliad‚ and undoubtedly the greatest warrior on the battlefield at Troy. In his youth‚ he had been a pupil of Chiron. When Achilles was just an infant‚ his mother immersed him in the river Styx‚ which separates the land of the living from the land of the dead‚ to confer on him immortality‚ and to make him invincible in battle. But when doing this‚ she committed a grave error. Through her

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    Medea from Euripides ’ Medea is the main character. She is the Princess of Colchis and a sorceress. She was married to Jason until he decided to leave her for another woman. Jason and Medea had two sons. As the play progresses‚ Medea ’s character comes to life. The physical characteristics that Euripides identifies of Medea are limited. She was a female that was beginning to age. Her complexion was pale and her eyes were swollen from crying. She was a princess and sorceress which represents

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    Medea: Victim‚ Hero‚ or Both? In the story of Medea by Euripides‚ it told the tragic fate of Medea‚ former princess of Colchis and wife of Jason. Medea was taken out of her homeland by Jason and his ship‚ Argo‚ into the land of Greece. Medea loved Jason because she was shot with a love arrow by Eros‚ who was commanded by Aphrodite‚ goddess of love‚ to do so. What she did not know was that in following Jason‚ she would come face to face with betrayal‚ agony‚ and death. Medea’s encounter and journey

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    "Discuss the importance of the role that the Chorus plays in Euripedes’ Medea." <br> <br>The Chorus is very much an important part of Euripedes’ Medea‚ and indeed many other works written in the ancient Greek style. In this play‚ it follows the journey Medea makes‚ and not only narrates‚ but commentates on what is happening. Euripedes uses the Chorus as a literary device to raise certain issues‚ and to influence where the sympathies of the audience lie. <br> <br>In the list of characters at the

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    In Euripides’ Medea‚ the protagonist abandoned the gender roles of ancient Greek society. Medea defied perceptions of gender by exhibiting both "male" and "female" tendencies. She was able to detach herself from her "womanly" emotions at times and perform acts that society did not see women capable of doing. However‚ Medea did not fully abandon her role as a woman and did express many female emotions throughout the play. <br> <br>In ancient Greek society‚ murder was not commonly associated with women

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    than one theme throughout the story. The tragedy‚ Medea‚ by Euripides is very good example of this. Throughout this story‚ the themes of betrayal and love‚ revenge‚ and women&#8217;s rights arise. Euripides brings these points up to help the reader to realize that women are powerful also. Betrayal is a very important theme throughout this story. Her husband Jason betrays Medea‚ when he abandons her and her children for another woman. Medea then realizes that Jason used her for her power and

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    Dasia M. Thomas March 12‚ 2011 2nd The Greek tragedies‚ “Medea” and “Antigone” are best understood when studied in terms of the central conflict and the resolution. Both “Antigone’ and “Medea” were written in the beginning of the sixth century B.C. in Greece‚ and are similar tragic Greek plays. “Antigone” takes place in the city of Thebes‚ and the protagonist is Antigone‚ daughter of Oedipus. Antigone faces an external conflict; she struggles with the new King‚ her uncle Creon‚ as she strives

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    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 includes not

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    Romeo & Juliet and Medea Essay “You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams” – Dr. Seuss. This quote explains how love can possess you‚ sometimes in a way that causes powerful devotion. Other times it may cause a malignant insanity. But that is why I think that in the plays of Romeo & Juliet and Medea‚ love and hate are just as powerful because they create each other. In the story of Romeo & Juliet‚ love and hate play a serious role in

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    Is Medea identified as a semi divine sorceress or is she just another woman in Greek society? In Euripides‚ Medea she states‚” Let no one think that I am mean or weak nor peaceful‚ but of the other sort‚ a weight upon my enemies but to my friends most kind. It is to such people the heroic way of life belongs”(34.807-810). Medea sets a tone that she is somehow powerful in society‚ and she is not like the other women in society. In this speech Medea is giving she states‚” a weight upon my enemies

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