Euripides vs. Dassin The classic Greek legend of Phaedra probes the tragic consequences that occur when a woman becomes sexually obsessed with her stepson. In Phaedra (1962) director Jules Dassin presents Phaedra as a woman overwhelmed by passions she cannot control. This follows the interpretation of Phaedra developed by Euripides‚ who broke with older versions in which Phaedra was an evil sensualist seeking to corrupt her innocent stepson. Dassin adds political punch to the film by exploring
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them be more human and realistic instead of just one-dimensional. In the play The Bacchae‚ by Euripides‚ the Dionysus is displayed as absurd in order for the audience to be provoked in a way to question what constitutes justice‚ forcing them to ask themselves whether notions of justice in this world are illogical. By presenting cases where justice is claimed to be enacted by a character‚ Euripides encourages speculation as to whether the punishments delivered are reasonable. Pentheus is portrayed
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equally and their rights still is a important topic today. Euripides showed this throughout the play and showed how Medea really defied this position of women and didn’t accept the position she was given in society. This is why the women’s place in society is a major theme throughout the play that still relates to many aspects of society today. The second major theme is passion. The passion of love that Medea shows in the play is tremendous. Euripides shows this passion in different ways. In the beginning
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soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy‚ the great tragic poets Aeschylus‚ Sophocles‚ Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros‚ in the thriving years of Alexandria and later on during the Roman domination‚ reached a beau ideal level and through the Romans managed to form Western
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unreasonable guiding of the Malleus Maleficarum‚ it played a culturally significant part in drawing upon and strengthening the beliefs of the Church. It can be noted that the accusations in the Malleus Maleficarum consisted primarily about women. In Euripides’ Medea‚ the cultural concern on the role of women in Greek society is explicit. The debate on magic draws on the otherness of being a female‚ an issue of “Us vs. Them” in society‚ where the magic of women is linked to subverting gendered institutions
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The Bacchae: Women and Morality A Perception of the Lesser Gender Based on Greek Mythology As is made clear in the introduction of The Bacchae‚ this Euripides play is intended to display an unlikely scenario‚ one where the normal worship of a god by women is taken to the extreme. Furthermore‚ it was specifically noted this applied to Theban women‚ not Athenians‚ as referenced by translator and author John Davie‚ “actual maenadism was not a feature of Athenian cults of the gods‚ though there is clear
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a tragic Greek play written by Euripides focuses on the importance of the patriarchal society within Greece during this period and the impacts of male power on those regarded of lower respect such as women. Medea at first glance appears to be the sole villain in the play however it is evident that Jason is the villain supported by a strong patriarchal society‚ and with Medea merely falling victim to their actions. Male dominance throughout the play is what Euripides highlights as the true cause of
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To this day scholars offer a number of different interpretations of Euripides’ The Bacchae. This essay will argue the centrality of ‘sophia’ (wisdom) and its opposite ‘amathia’‚ similar to the interpretation offered by Arrowsmith and Dodds: that the central idea of The Bacchae is that wisdom – possession of humility‚ acceptance and self-knowledge‚ encompassed by the Greek word ‘sophia’ – is the greatest and most necessary quality humanity can possess in the face of godly power. In particular this
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Neither Medea nor Jason deserve our sympathy || Faigy Gross Euripides wrenches and pulls at the emotions of the reader from every angle throughout his play of Medea‚ where he compels the audience to feel sympathy for both Medea and those she causes to suffer. At the inception of the play‚ Euripides positons the audience to pity Medea‚ employing an emphatic nurse figure to describe her tormented past. In contrast‚ the audience are manipulated to be unsympathetic towards Jason who has betrayed Medea
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It was written in 431 B.C. by the Greek playwright‚ Euripides. Eruipides was the first Greek poet to suffer the fate of so many of the great modern writers: rejected by most of his contemporaries (he rarely won first prize and was the favorite target for the scurrilous humor of the comic poets)‚ he was universally admired and revered by the Greeks of the centuries that followed his death(“Norton Anthology”). Euripides showed his interest in psychology in his many understanding
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