Euripides’ Medea and Seneca’s Medea are the two surviving ancient tragedies of Medea. Both versions are drastically different and contrast in several aspects. Euripides portrays Medea as more human. She is the epitome of the oppressed housewife and only after her suffering is she capable of the crimes she committed. Seneca’s Medea is even more vengeful than Euripides’ and she is angry from the very beginning. Seneca’s version also portrays Medea as a vengeful sorceress whereas in Euripides’ version
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ruler of our bodies. And this misfortune adds still more troubles to the grief we have. Then comes the crucial struggle: this husband we’ve selected‚ is he good or bad? For a divorce loses women all respect‚ yet we can’t refuse to take a husband." (Medea‚ 263-272). A woman could not function in society without the influence or permission of a man. How does a woman left in divorce survive? In this world‚ they don’t. Women must accomplish above and beyond their husband’s expectations in order to satisfy
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Analysis of Euripides‚ Medea. In this paper I will analyze and dissect the written play Medea‚ and give direct supporting evidence of my interpretation‚ from the play and my knowledge of the Greek theatre acquired in chapter 3 and 11 in The Enjoyment Of Theatre. Euripides great tragedy Medea‚ although written in 431 B.C. is a very true to life story in today’s world. It is about a woman betrayed by her husband‚ and how her jealousy and overwhelming pain drive her to seek revenge on
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Although Euripides play Medea creates feelings of fear in the audience‚ it also creates feeling of pity in the audience as well. Medea is firstly portrayed as a pitiful woman whose problem is much bigger than her own life. Facing the fact that she will be exiled very soon and the fact that she has nowhere to go‚ combined with her abhorrence towards her enemies‚ she starts to devise a plan that not only will set her free from her problems but also will cost a fortune to her enemies. But the audience
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The role and Significance of Hubris in the fall of Jason As is archetypal to all Greek tragedies‚ ‘Medea’ by Euripides chronicles the downfall of a noble hero‚ Jason‚ as a result of a combination of factors like fate‚ hubris and the will of the gods. In ‘Medea’‚ the hubris of the main character‚ Jason‚ was his pride. This drove him to betray his wife Medea’s trust and defy moral parameters set by the gods. Euripides employed the hubris of Jason and his act of disobedience towards the gods as a reflection
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Worth The Lives Of Your Kids? When Medea decides to take matters in to her own hands‚ about punishing the people who have done wrong to her‚ she is accused of wanting not justice—vengeance. Because I am not a native of neither Corinth nor Colchis‚ I have my own view about her motives. However‚ I would agree with the Corinthian Women‚ Medea is seeking vengeance; not justice. Some people might argue that Medea is seeking justice. When in actuality‚ Medea wants vengeance. The opposition would
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impossible to take sides at the end of the play; both Medea and Jason are equally guilty. Is it possible to feel sympathy for either of them?” Medea is the tragic story of a woman desperate for revenge upon her husband‚ after he betrayed her for another woman’s bed. It was written by Euripides‚ a Greek playwright‚ in 431 B.C. Throughout the play each character shows us their inconsistent and contradicting personalities‚ in particular‚ Jason and Medea. The play opens with the Nurse expressing her anxiety
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Ellen Myers Lit Journal 1/26/09 Journal Topic: The Role of Women in Medea “We women are the most unfortunate creatures‚” Medea states in her lecture to the women of Corinth. During the time of Euripides‚ women were not of high stature or power in their societies. They were traditionally confined to the roles of housekeeper‚ mother‚ mistress‚ wife‚ etc. Medea is ahead of her time; she is not defenseless and weak‚ in fact she proves herself to be quite powerful and revolutionary. She
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In the play Medea‚ the enchantress Medea seeks revenge on her husband for marrying another woman and abandoning her. Like most Greek plays‚ the chorus is used to guide the audience’s opinions and feelings. Euripides uses the chorus to influence the audience’s the perception and sympathy of Medea throughout the play. In the play‚ the chorus‚ consisting of a group of Corinthian women‚ originally supports Medea’s desire for revenge‚ but its view changes as the play progresses. At the beginning of the
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In a normative context‚ contemporary society puts a much larger emphasis on family and community than society did in the time of Medea. Specifically‚ society today promotes an environment of equality between people of different genders‚ classes‚ and ethnicities. Women are no longer bound to men after marriage‚ and attain the same rights as them. Foreigners are granted the same rights after immigration. Overall‚ this creates a familial community of cooperation rather than a patriarchal or power-structed
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