in her room all day sobbing loudly for the world to hear. She screams and cries as to capture everyone’s attention. As abnormal as it seems‚ the readers of Euripides’ Medea witnesses this scene at the beginning of the book. The Nurse and Chorus continually speak about the hardships Medea is going through‚ and tend to feel sorry for her. Euripides emphasizes the point that Medea is going through extreme pain internally with the thought and actions of her killing her own children. [Some may say that
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On Euripides and War: An Historical Analysis of Hecuba‚ Trojan Women‚ and Iphegenia at Aulis History is written. It did not happen. What did happen can only be described and recorded. Of the records that exist today society judges which are "fact‚" which are and which are "fictional." One striking feature that all records share is a preoccupation with war. This is not surprising‚ however‚ since a convolution of all records during a specific time span will show that somewhere war was being waged
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beasts as Euripides stated then would women have managed to seize the Acropolis‚ and prevented the men from squandering them further on the war. Euripides might have referred to the vulgarity of the women’s thoughts and language: “It’s a sair thing‚ the dear knows‚ for a woman tae sleep alone wi’oot a prick – but we maun do it‚ for the sake of peace” The language of the women is‚ as mentioned earlier‚ strictly for the humor. For Euripides to make such
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compares women to slaves with no control over their money or bodies as she explains‚ “We must save to raise a dowry; then the man that agrees to marry us becomes master of our bodies.” (Euripides p.16) and also notes the importance of ensuring one’s husband does not “ever think he’s trapped in the marriage.” (Euripides p.17) The stark contrast between the female and male experience of marriage is used by Medea to highlight the inequality faced by women. She does this again by explaining the irony in
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represents to have the power to level a city‚ not with his divine powers but by the insanity of his deranged followers. 4. Does Euripides’ tragedy provoke criticism of Dionysus? I don’t think it does entirely. The criticism is not that of Dionysus‚ but of the community that allows him to pursue and influence it. It is more a criticism of the cult and Euripides demonstrates this with characters that interact with Dionysus. Pentheus who acts against him‚ Agave who follows him and the Bacchae
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The role of women in Greek society is a major theme in Euripides’ Medea. In ancient Greek society‚ women are frail and submissive according to men‚ and their social status is considered very inferior. Feminism is the theory of men being treated differently than women and the male dominance over women in society. Because of Jason’s betrayal of Medea‚ she is a challenge to the traditional views of ancient Greek society based on her actions. She wonders about the differences between the treatment
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fascinated by the thin line between greatness and hubris. Throughout their literature‚ there is a sense that the same traits that make a man or woman great can lead to their destruction. Euripides plays with the idea of greatness here‚ often to surprising effects. Medea has some of the makings of a great hero‚ but Euripides distorts and dislocates these traits‚ twisting some of the conventions of his art. Her greatness of intellect and self-absorption are beyond doubt‚ but the reduced field for these talents
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Title: Libido: Medea’s Real Force ABSTRACT In this study‚ Medea by “Euripides” is approached from a psychoanalytic perspective. It focuses on the theory of Freud that Libido plays an important role in the character building of an individual and that actions of individuals are motivated and controlled by it. The motivation of Medea’s actions does not come from the outside circumstances but arise from her libido. All her actions are analyzed to bring a somewhat clear picture of her psychology. She
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Es’Manay McKillian November 6‚ 2012 Drama 20 Thursdays‚ Kevin Exploring Gender Roles There are common issues explored in The Bacchae by Euripides and As You Like It by Shakespeare. These issues include gender roles within certain places. In both plays women and men are assigned roles for which they are expected to respect and live by. Men are highly respected and viewed as the dominant beings. They are the ruling voice of society. Women are depicted as weak and inferior. They are categorized
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achieve their desired ends. Like all dramatic props‚ these manipulated characters do not have motivations or character arcs‚ nor do they single-handedly propel the action of either play. They serve as symbols rather than people‚ vehicles which Euripides’ and Aristophanes’ female protagonists operate to drive motion onstage‚ allowing the women to orchestrate the defeat of their male opponents. As a result‚ the degree to which the human props in these plays work as symbols of greater thematic motifs
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