play Euripides’s Medea have many things in common. The male characters are similar in that they both abandon their family. Tomas abandons his family in an avalanche in order to save his own life and Jason abandons his family for another woman. The female characters are also similar in that they both feel betrayed by their husbands actions so they resort drastic measures to get a reaction out of them. Ebba fakes an injury‚ putting her children at risk of getting lost in the fog. Medea‚ consumed by rage
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Form‚ Content‚ and Subject Matter GENZ 220Z-Art Critique Paper Shelby M. Dykes In this paper‚ I will discuss the form‚ content‚ and subject matter of three different paintings. Each of the paintings represents the following: representational painting‚ abstract painting‚ and a portrait. The paintings I have chosen are: Edward Hopper’s Nighthawks 1942‚ Wassily Kodinsky’s Colour Studies: Squares and Concentrentic Circles 1913‚ and Pablo Picasso’s Self-Portrait 1907. Representational paintings show
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Discuss the relationship between the form and the content in Les Demoiselles D’Avignon The relationship between the form and content of ‘Les Demoiselles D’Avignon’ is one of intense complexity. The two are inherently reflective of each other; the instantaneous repulsion and horror of the form conveys the horrific nature of its content. However‚ what is so definitive about ‘Les Demoiselles’ is its eventual precedence of form. Picasso rejects the reality of the image in favour of the image perceived
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a highly industrialized level. This is a material condition that took a capitalist economic system to develop. It is a socially evolutionary stage succeeding feudalism‚ which supplanted ancient slavery‚ which displaced communal society‚ a primitive form of social production providing enough for everyone only when nature was generous. Unfortunately nature was unkind more often than not. Evolution of production‚ occurring during the tumultuous succeeding stages of social systems‚ has wrenched mankind
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Many important texts happened in the historical context of Medieval Scotland including‚ Shakespeare’s Macbeth. Like most of Shakespeare’s pieces‚ they seem strange‚ disturbing‚ and dumb to the unknowledgeable twenty-first century reader. Which is why everyone needs to understand the historical context‚ so they can have a chance to love the plays. To develop a full appreciation for Shakespeare’s Macbeth‚ one should track the crown‚ trace the peasants‚ study the church‚ and follow the timeline. As
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far back as ancient times‚ where the witches Medea and Circe make their debut. Both are depicted as dark creatures‚ redeemed only by their assistance of a male hero. Upon further inspection‚ though‚ these two are separate in both how they approach magic‚ and in the very source of their magic. The practical aspects of magic may remain relatively unchanged‚ the way the magic is used can be as different as day and night‚ as Circe and Medea. Circe and Medea both first appear in epic stories and poems
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Representations of the Tragic Hero in Othello and Macbeth One of the engaging elements of Shakespeare’s tragic heroes is that they are not monstrosities of virtue but rather people who are simultaneously accessible and elusive; they are made up of qualities and characteristics that we find within ourselves and other characters within the play while exhibiting an intensity that places them beyond our grasp. We come to realize that we have never known such a person (20). This quality of the tragedies
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The Power of Fate vs. Free Will in Medea and Macbeth Throughout both Medea and Macbeth‚ there is a clear and heavy presence of the gods. This begs the question‚ are the characters in charge of their own destiny‚ or are their fates already written? Fate is described as “that which is inevitably predetermined; destiny.” It can be said that it is the gods who are in charge of creating the character’s fates. In both Medea and Macbeth‚ there is a common theme of placing too much trust into fate‚ rather
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theory of the Forms is one of the most important philosophical concepts. In short‚ the Forms set a universal standard that particular objects in the physical world are compared to. In order to better understand the Forms and why they exist‚ however‚ one must understand more of Plato’s point of view of the world. One must also understand the Form of the Good. The Form of the Good can be relatively hard to grasp but luckily‚ Plato gives many analogies to help explain the differences between physical objects
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Time Changes Everything In the tragedy Medea‚ written by Euripides the language applies to the time it was written‚ much like any other form of written media. The reactions and actions taken by Medea are not common for a time period like our own. At this day and age we’ve learned how to react without killing someone‚ and how to not plot our revenge in such a spiteful way. Medea doesn’t distinguish right from wrong in her actions‚ heart of head applies perfectly to her and her reactions. Today we
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