Moreover‚ the tragic hero‚ due to a personal error in judgment or tragic flaw‚ is the cause of the tragedy in a play. In Jean Racine’s "Phaedra"‚ three characters exhibit these characteristics; however Phaedra most responsible for the calamity making her the tragic heroine. The tragic hero manifests both good and evil characteristics. Phaedra‚ the stepmother of Hippolytus‚ demonstrated her poor qualities when she had him banished because she was in love with him and could not carry on with him near her
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Euripides‚ youngest of the three great Greek tragedians‚ was born c.485 BC though he was scarcely a generation younger than Sophocles‚ his world view better reflects the political‚ social‚ and intellectual crises of late 5th-century Athens. Euripides’ enormous range spans contradictory tendencies: He was both a rationalist and a romanticist; he both criticized the traditional gods and celebrated religious phenomena He incorporated the new intellectual and scientific movements into his works but
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Explore the themes of speech and silence in Hippolytus: Euripides adopts the themes of speech and silence within Hippolytus in order to enable plot progression‚ to create dramatic effect and to develop his characterisation of key individuals such as Aphrodite‚ Phaedra‚ the Nurse‚ Theseus and Hippolytus himself. Through exploration of the themes in relation to the characters and chronologically it is clear that the sporadic pattern of speech and silence creates suspense and induces a far more intrinsic
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capable of murdering her own children; however‚ one may struggle to understand what motivates her to do this. This is the conflict that readers encounter in the play Medea by Euripides. After her husband‚ and famed hero Jason‚ leaves her to marry another woman‚ Medea responds by murdering their children. Yet‚ readers and even characters in the play are confused at to what Medea’s motives are behind this horrendous act. Many people believe that my murdering her children‚ Medea was saving them from future
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roles of secondary characters’ often bear inferiority in value to their stories. Agave‚ however‚ shows otherwise in Euripides’ play The Bacchae. Her role is responsible for major events in the play’s plot and the creation of the plays conflict. By analyzing Agave throughout the text of the Bacchae it becomes clear how influential she is on the story. Agave‚ in Euripides’‚ The Bacchae‚ maintains the status of a secondary character‚ but she is one of the play’s most important characters. The creation
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tropes was the seeking justice. Whether if the justice for another person or their own gratification‚ justice was a major influence in these plays. Two examples of such tragedies were the Oresteia and Hippolytus. In both‚ the death of one character sparked a chain reaction that leads others characters to find ways to avenge the fallen ones. This would usually entail more death to come‚ and cycle of violence seemed to be endless until the gods stepped into the fray to resolve the conflict that the humans
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In Phaedra by Jean Racine a major theme is miscommunication. So many things in this play could have been avoided if the characters fact checked. The first miscommunication that happens is when the character Panope enters and tells Phaedra “Death’s claimed your lord who feared no other foe.” (pg.25) This is kind of when the downfall starts. Since Oenone believes that Theseus is dead‚ she convinces Phaedra to confess her love to Hippolytus (Theseus’ son) “With Theseus’ death‚ those bonds exist no more
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Hippolytus: Greek Tragedy Study Summary and Myth The Greek tragedy of Hippolytus‚ by Euripides‚ focuses on the title character’s story‚ as well as many others around him. The story takes place in the Greek coastal town of Troezen. Hippolytus is the bastard son of Theseus‚ the king of Athens. At the beginning of the play‚ Aphrodite‚ the Goddess of love‚ explains that Hippolytus has sworn chastity and refuses to revere her. Instead‚ he chooses to honor Artemis‚ the Goddess of the hunt. Artemis
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Euripides’ Electra Tragedy‚ as defined by Aristotle‚ has a multi-faceted meaning. The Aristotelian definition of a perfect tragedy‚ artistically states that tragedy must comprise of several elements; the perfect character‚ hamartia‚ a complex plot structure‚ suffering within close relationships‚ and a terrible/pitiful event. Euripides’ Electra generally follows the Aristotelian structure of tragedy‚ but due to the inclusion of two non-heroic characters and other unforeseen elements‚ Electra stands
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Medea by Euripides Copyright Notice ©1998-2002; ©2002 by Gale Cengage. Gale is a division of Cengage Learning. Gale and Gale Cengage are trademarks used herein under license. For complete copyright information on these eNotes please visit: http://www.enotes.com/medea/copyright eNotes: Table of Contents 1. Medea: Introduction 2. Medea: Euripides Biography 3. Medea: Summary 4. Medea: Themes 5. Medea: Style 6. Medea: Historical Context 7. Medea: Critical Overview 8. Medea: Character Analysis
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