The Apollonian and Dionysian man complete each other in the sense that these two terms create our society. The Apollonian man was given its name from Apollo‚ the sun- god. He represents light‚ clarity‚ and form. The Dionysian man was given its name from the Greek god Dionysus. As the wine-god‚ he represents drunkenness and ecstasy. The Dionysian was the primal aspect of reality‚ as well as raw nature‚ life and death‚ pleasure and pain‚ desire‚ passion‚ sex‚ and aggression. It is the
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Apollonian and Dionysian (Friedrich Nietzsche Theories) You’re sitting at work with a lot on your mind‚ when your phone rings. You pick it up‚ to once again be informed that your son has been sent to the principal’s office for the third time this month. When you talk to your husband later that night‚ you discuss why he keeps pushing the limits and not following the rules. Some say‚ “Kids will be kids”. Although‚ your husband responds‚ “He’s Dionysian like I was at his age.” Before you ask‚ he goes
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concepts of the Dionysian and Apollonian‚ two contrasting and conflicting forces in nature. His examination of these forces is principally used to critically analyse Greek culture through theatre‚ he affirms that their roles in Greek tragedy place them at Ancient Greece’s cultural peak. However‚ his ideas invite further social and political contemplation due to their resonant implications. The intention of the essay is to outline Nietzsche’s conception of the Dionysian and the Apollonian‚ before assessing
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The Apollonian dreamworld is known as pure and beautiful filled with light and cognition. These elements are those of the greek god Apollo‚ god of the Apollonian dreamworld. Apollo is the “god of sun and light who reveals himself in radiance” with “beauty [as] his element […] [and the] dreamworld [as] his domain” (Nietzsche‚ 30). This god’s influence is what created this world of pure beauty and art. This stable and permanent environment of dreams and pleasure is what deviates from reality. In this
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The Representations of Dionysian World In Bacchae and Art Dionysus was the son of Zeus‚ the king of the gods‚ and Semele‚ the daughter of King Cadmus of Thebes‚ and he was the last god that became an Olympian. Dionysus had an unusual birth which caused him to have some problems about fitting into the Olympian Pantheon. In fact‚ the problem lies behind the mortality of Dionysus’s mother‚ Semele. According to the mythology‚ when Hera discovered the relationship between Zeus and Semele
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“[He] did it all [himself]”: Oedipus’ Self-destruction Oedipus is demonstrating a very key component to the play when he says that “the hand that struck [his] eyes was [his] alone.” The metaphor of three fingers pointing back at you when you point a judging finger at someone else is perfect for this situation. In being so quick to judge the situation and assume that he will bring honour to the land‚ uncovering Laius’s murderer‚ Oedipus curses the one responsible and declares that they will be
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Nietzsche and the Apollonian/ Dionysian Aspects of the World Amongst the numerous great gods of the Greek mythology were two outstanding antagonists; Apollo and Dionysus. Just as any other divinity‚ these were studied and compared by many. This subject being centered on the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche‚ Mark Anderson’ in his journal said Nietzsche described them as “artistic energies which burst forth from nature herself” (Anderson‚ p.20)‚ whereas Apollonian energy is being
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concept of the Apollonian personality is that these persons’ main mode of functioning is by reason‚ whereas the Dionysian personality functions by intuition. In Camus’ The Stranger‚ Mersault’s personality can be seen as Dionysian (reasons will be discussed later)‚ but his main attitude towards society is quite Apollonian. This leads to the statement that the Dionysian personality of Mersault is restrained by society‚ making him seem or behave in an Apollonian style. The term Apollonian was first used
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para In the play Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus has many negative qualities. The first flaw is stubbornness. Oedipus shows stubbornness‚ when he doesn’t listen to the truth. Oedipus shows it by not listening to Tiresias: "Enough I won’t listen to this sort of talk from you‚ Damn you! Get out of here‚ quickly(29)." Oedipus requested Tiresias for the truth‚ instead of taking advice from him he took everything in wrong way. He didn’t listen to his advice‚ at all and decided to go with his own decision. Another
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fate when Oedipus declares his intent to solve the murder of Laius which is expressed by the metaphor of “expelling the poison in the blood” and righting the wrong. The second part of the quote‚ “for whoso slew the king might have a mind to strike me too with his assassin hand” also shows the intervention of fate when Oedipus denounces the murderer in front of his citizens when he himself is the murderer of Laius. This is a clear example of fate’s intervention in the life of the tragic Oedipus. | Quote:“Oh
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