A comparison of the influential role of the chorus in Sophocles’ Antigone and Euripides’ Medea It has been said by Napoleon Hill‚ “Think twice before you speak‚ because your words and influence will plant the seed of either success or failure in the mind of another”. This has been put to use in the plays Antigone by Sophocles and Medea by Euripides. The chorus which was an integral part of ancient Greek drama was used in the dramas to play an influential role. However‚ the group they mainly influenced
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Medea’s Transformation Medea is a play featuring a title character who is a very unusual woman. Brad Levett’s essay “Verbal Autonomy and Verbal Self-Restraint in Euripides’ Medea” exemplifies the thoughts of three authors after discussing how Medea relates to a Greek hero that was invulnerable in all of his body except for one minor spot and/or the play resembling a Greek tragedy that narrated the fate of a warrior after memorable battles. These scholars believed that Medea “comes into conflict
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Republic a good example of hubris; and how is hubris portrayed in Livys‚ Thucydides‚ and Euripides respective works of literature?Hubris is an important term when it comes to classical literature especially to the Greeks‚ but also to the Romans. Hubris is excessive pride‚ often to the point where one is hurt in one way or another by it. Hubris is in the cave allegory from Platos Republic‚ but also in parts of Euripides The Bacchae‚ Livys The Early History of Rome‚ and in Thucydides On Justice Power and
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Fertilization: The Journey of Cassandra and Euripides David Mohr Fertilization: The Journey of Cassandra and Euripides One of the most awesome things that our bodies can do is produce another human being. This is a vital process in keeping our species alive. The steps to fertilization not only take place inside the body but outside the body as well. The internal and external sex organs of the male and female will be called upon to participate in the fertilization process. There are many
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Medea appeals to the King’s love for his daughter and claims that she needs a day to find “support for [her] children” (Euripides 342) and asks the king to “pity” them. Even though Creon “prefer[s] to earn [her] hatred now/ Than to be softhearted and afterward regret it” (Euripides 290291)‚ he allows Medea to remain in 7 Corinth for a day since he believes that she “can do none of the things [he] fear[s]” (Euripides 356). The Corinthian king enters Medea’s household as a man with a full masculine character bu
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Also women as well as goddesses were represented less than men; making Homer come off as a bit sexist. Unlike Euripides representation that completely shocked many viewers and readers. Considering Medea was not only one of the most vengeful plays from a females view‚ but it showed the little bit more respect women in Greek society had than in Roman societies. It is clear that Euripides made women seem more superior than they were known to be. Showing that women were looked upon as the bearer of
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Euripides’ play The Bacchae is an exploration of the complexities of the human psyche. Set in ancient Greek times‚ the playwright strips away the layers that humans often embellish themselves with‚ in order to examine the true nature of a human being. Through the personalities of Dionysus and Pentheus‚ in particular‚ Euripides asserts that human nature is complex‚ as it is comprised of two contradictory forces- rationality and irrationality. He acknowledges that while order and logic are crucial
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heated with the fame of wine and he caring nothing for Admetus’s misery" (Euripides 755-760). Finally realizing the death of Alcestis‚ Euripides uses Herakles to display the significance of hospitality towards others by having Herakles bring Alcestis back from Death. The role of Herakles in this theme of the play‚ hospitality‚ not only demonstrates a form of apology from Herakles for his inappropriate behavior‚ but Euripides vision of Herakles as a hero. Having Herakles literally wrestle Death
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How does the playwright introduce humour in a scene from ’Cyclops’? In ’The Cyclops’‚ the Euripides parody of an episode in ’The odyssey’‚ humour is introduced thorugh the use of topsyturvydum‚ inequality and the outright rejection of what the audience perceives to be acceptable and expected by social context. Topsy-turvy is used many times throughout the scene; although this could be to constantly challenge the general assumptions of social standing of each character in the audience’s pre-conceptions
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Polyphemus he cleverly introduces himself as Nobody. Later‚ when he returns home‚ he masquerades himself as a beggar to spy on the suitors. Names have the power to conceal and reveal at critical moments. In Euripides’ Medea‚ the characters never name Medea’s rival‚ Glauce. In Glauce’s case‚ Euripides manipulates his audience’s expectations of women and Grecian values of legacies‚ while emphasizing Medea’s shrewdness and godly favor. Jason justifies his oath breaking by claiming it ultimately serves
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