Medea and The Bacchae agitate the definitions of Greek tragedy. They both contain the basic devices of a tragedy: a chorus‚ a flaw‚ a catastrophe‚ and an intervention of fate or free will. However‚ they lack the feeling of moral purpose found in the works of Aeschylus or Sophocles. The senselessly violent endings and ambiguous character development in Medea and The Bacchae are purposeful to the overall theme of confusion. In terms of a theatrical spectacle‚ the uncertainty of what is happening on
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To this day scholars offer a number of different interpretations of Euripides’ The Bacchae. This essay will argue the centrality of ‘sophia’ (wisdom) and its opposite ‘amathia’‚ similar to the interpretation offered by Arrowsmith and Dodds: that the central idea of The Bacchae is that wisdom – possession of humility‚ acceptance and self-knowledge‚ encompassed by the Greek word ‘sophia’ – is the greatest and most necessary quality humanity can possess in the face of godly power. In particular this
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areas amongst Christians they had to wear red hats (this is a sign of the segregation of religions) * They could not engage in any other jobs except merchandise. This is why the Jews were mostly known as ‘usurers’. * Revenge is a theme of tragedy * Revenge is dark and hateful and particularly in this play Shylock is consumed with it. * He wants revenge with his daughter because he feels betrayed and hard one by. She disobeyed him and their religion and stole money from him. * He
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There is a duality of gender in Dionysus; he is a male god but he displays certain feminine traits and there are references to his beauty. The first time Pentheus sees him‚ he comments that his hair is very long; he also says that he does not have a manly figure‚ he could never be a wrestler and that he will cut off Dionysus’ delicate hair. Pentheus is suggesting that Dionysus has a distinctly feminine look and a frail‚ womanly body. The followers he has gathered are all women. There is later irony
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tragedy is defined as beginning with a problem that affects everyone‚ i.e. the whole town or all the characters involved‚ the tragic hero must solve this problem and this results in his banishment or death [run-on sentence]. A comedy is defined as also beginning with a problem‚ but one of less significant importance. The characters try to solve the problem and the story ends with all the characters uniting in either a marriage of a party. Although these two genres are seen as being complete opposites
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Good Comedy is tragedy narrowly averted. How far do you agree with this statement with reference to ‘Much Ado about Nothing’? Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado about Nothing’ (MAAN) juxtaposes the themes of love and deceit and how deception can be used for good or evil. This juxtaposition creates a fine line between tragedy and comedy for the audience and portrays the tragic elements underlying in comedy. There are many moments within MAAN that could easily become tragic highlighting the idea that good comedy
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Meeker concludes that comedy is a strategy to survive in our pitiful world. In this world‚ no one can escape death‚ no one knows when will be their last moment. In order to deal with this sorrow idea‚ we use comedy to see the word differently and change how we respond to it. Our lives can end up being a comedy if we want‚ but also a tragedy. Meeker refers it as “the game of life”. He relates life to two types of games. One that the objectives are clear and when you complete it‚ it ends and
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The Bacchae: Women and Morality A Perception of the Lesser Gender Based on Greek Mythology As is made clear in the introduction of The Bacchae‚ this Euripides play is intended to display an unlikely scenario‚ one where the normal worship of a god by women is taken to the extreme. Furthermore‚ it was specifically noted this applied to Theban women‚ not Athenians‚ as referenced by translator and author John Davie‚ “actual maenadism was not a feature of Athenian cults of the gods‚ though there is clear
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Agathe Detanger 3B Is love better conveyed through tragedy or comedy? To start off‚ I would like to analyze the words comedy and tragedy. In drama‚ tragedy is a form in which the characters are impelled to an unhappy outcome by forces or flaws beyond their control. Nowadays‚ tragedy describes extreme misfortunes‚ such as great personal loss or a calamity involving widespread suffering. A comedy on the other hand can be full of surprises or foolish situations that we don’t expect and it almost
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Comedy versus Tragedy “I regard the theatre as the greatest of all art forms‚ the most immediate way in which a human being can share with another the sense of what it is to be a human being.” This is Oscar Wilde’s definition of the theater. But how did theater start? There are so many different genres and types of drama. How did it all come to be? Two of the biggest genres of theater were originated in ancient Greece. They are comedy and tragedy. How do these two styles differ? The main difference
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