Euripides’ Iphigenia at Aulis by: Danielle Riley There are obviously many obligations at hand in Iphigenia at Aulis. The one however that widely catches my attention is Iphigenia’s ending decision to accept her fate. Iphigenia’s fate of death is a sacrifice that her father Agamemnon has to uphold to his brother Menelaus. Agamemnon like any father would not willingly offer his child as a sacrifice‚ however he does so because of his "commander-in-chief" position and the oath he took on behalf
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Medea play versus Medea film “Medea” was an ancient Greek tragedy which was written by Euripides. It also was the most popularity mythology that spread to the Apennines in the 8th to 7th centuries B.C. Both play and film’ plot are about Medea‚ who is a princess of Colchis and also‚ is a barbarian witch as half human and half divine. Her grandfather is Helios‚ the Greek Sun god. However‚ she worships to Hecate‚ the goddess of dark place. She blindly falls in love with Jason who is a prince of Iolcus
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“O women‚ of all creatures that live and reflect‚ certainly it is we who are the most luckless” (Euripides‚ 230). With this speech Medea reflects on the women roles that were set up in ancient Greece. The word “luckless” meaning out of luck‚ cursed‚ jinxed‚ doomed‚ and ill-fated really shows that the gender system put in place did not have success and enjoyment for the women in mind. This social system closely parallels the one that was established during the Elizabethan Era or the time period in
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through the comparison of Euripides’ Medea and Sophocles’ Oedipus the King. Sophocles writes the story of Oedipus‚ who is trying to save his city from pollution‚ while simultaneously running from his own prophesied fate. His
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This essay will explore the aspect of gender in Athenian society‚ particularly how it is presented in Euripides’ Heracles and Medea. Focusing on the main characters of each play‚ Euripides’ treatment of his characters will be discussed and how each complies and/or differs to Athenian society gender expectations. A comprehensive and unbiased view on gender in 4th and 5th century Athenian society is almost impossible to find. This is because there were no woman writers in this time period and very
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social origins firmly in Ancient Greece. Since originally being written by Euripides‚ the play has been rewritten and reinterpreted by many different playwrights and directors throughout history. Each time the Meda has been re-imagined‚ it takes on different meaning‚ born from the context of the playwright and the message they wish to convey through this powerful play. This essay will cover the original play by Euripides‚ as well as the versions from Jean Anouilh and Wesley Enouch. It will discuss
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Women’s life in Ancient Greece through Euripides Electra Electra is one of the most prominent female figures in Ancient Greek literature as all three of the renowned tragedians‚ Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ and Euripides have written their own respective plays centered around this one woman. I read the play of Electra written by Euripides. If the play was written by a woman it would be totally different. I even checked out some info about the other versions of Electra and they portray the
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Greek Dramatists: Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides‚ Aristophanes The theatrical culture of Ancient Greece flourished between 550 and 220 BC. The city-state of Athens‚ which became a significant societal‚ political and military power during this period‚ was its centre‚ where it was institutionalized as part of a festival “honoring Dionysus‚ the Greek god of wine and fertility.” (Benton) The centre-piece of the festivities was a competition between three tragic playwrights. Each submitted three tragedies
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The Image of Women and Feminity in Euripides’ Medea and Alcestis The tragedies from the Ancient Greek world often reflect how the Greeks perceived their environment and what was important to them. Many of those tragedies present images of women and the feminity; Medea and Alcestis are two of them. Medea tells the story of a barbarian woman who killed her brother and left her home country to marry Jason‚ a man who will later abandon her and their children to take a princess for spouse. Alcestis
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to be while Euripides portrayed men as they really are. It can be argued that Sophocles did not portray an idealized version of man because his works did have both an antagonist and a protagonist‚ but even the antagonists in Sophocles plays were scrupulous. Furthermore‚ the manner in which Euripides portrays the characters in his plays adheres to a level of psychology unprecedented in his time‚ thus portraying men as they really are.For example‚ during the recognition scene in Euripides play Electra
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