John F. Kennedy is a president. Note that Claudius‚ not Hamlet‚ rules Denmark. 6. He is unaware of who is plotting his murder. Agamemnon and Hamlet Agamemnon and John F. Kennedy Hamlet and John F. Kennedy All three men Agamemnon does not suspect Clytemnestra; Hamlet is surprised by Laertes’s poisoned sword; John F. Kennedy is killed by someone unknown to him. 7. He believes there are times when secrets are necessary‚ or when one might need to guard the truth. Agamemnon and Hamlet Agamemnon and John
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their song but fail due to his men binding him tight with ropes. The next character is Circe who manages to prove dangerous by turning Odysseus’ men into pigs despite initial appearing as just a kind person with no ill intent. The last character is Clytemnestra the wife of Agamemnon who proved to be dangerous by murdering her husband after his return and after cheating on him. All these characters manage to prove dangerous in their own right but some also prove dangerous to others not just
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Was One and Twenty Different advices from an old man. YEATS Leda and the Swan Combining psychological realism with a mystic vision‚ it describes theswan’s rape of Leda. It also suggests that this event leads to the murder of Agamemnon by Clytemnestra (the latter being the daughter of Leda) Sailing to Byzantium It uses a journey to Constantinople (Byzantium) as a metaphor for a spiritual journey. Yeats explores his thoughts and musings on how immortality‚ art‚ and the human spirit may converge
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of religion and political thought instead of being locked up in the palace waiting for Odysseus. In the other two plays‚ Irigary would criticize them for portraying women as psychopaths and crazy individuals who only care about revenge. The way Clytemnestra is depicted would be horrific to Irigary‚ as it makes it seem as if women are easily overwhelmed by their emotion and let the thought of vengeance get in their way of reason. Also‚ in the story of Medea‚ Irigary would be disappointed to find out
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The full influence of Greek tragedy upon our modern theatre is incomprehensible‚ with the mainstays of theatrical convention largely demonstrating roots within Greek tragedy. The choric function is just one of these conventions. This essay hopes to explore various uses of the Chorus within Greek tragedies by Aeschylus and Sophocles‚ and then to analyse how traits of a Greek Chorus‚ and the choric function can be found within 20th Century Theatre. The Chorus in Greek tragedy was a large group (it
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Zeus Beginning around 700 B.C.‚ stories by Homer and other Greek poets told of the lives of powerful gods who involved themselves in human affairs. Supreme among these gods was Zeus‚ but to the Romans he was known as Jupiter. Zeus was the supreme god and ruler of Olympus. He was known by many titles: Lord of the Sky‚ the Cloud- gatherer‚ the Rain-god‚ and Zeus the Thunderer. All of which are the most popular names dating back to ancient Greek history and mythology. Zeus was the child of the
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Cassandra was taken by Agamemnon as his concubine‚ Polyxena has been assigned to Achilles’ tomb as an attendant‚ Andromache to the son of Achilles‚ and she is going to Odysseus. Cassandra enters with a burning torch and prophesies Agamemnon’s wife‚ Clytemnestra‚ will murder both her and Agamemnon. Talthybius is disgusted at Cassandra’s words and tells Hecuba to get ready to go on Odysseus’ ship. Cassandra responds by saying Hecuba will die in what is left of Troy‚ and she will join her mother in the underworld
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Eugene Gladstone O’Neill is one of the greatest American playwrights‚ he is known for plays such as “Long Day’s Journey into Night” ‚”Beyond the Horizon” (1920)‚ “Anna Christie” (1922)‚ “Strange Interlude” (1928)‚ “Mourning Becomes Electra”(1931)and The Iceman Cometh (1946). His plays probe the American Dream‚ race relations‚ class conflicts‚ sexuality‚ human aspirations and psychoanalysis. He often became immersed in the modernist movements of his time as he primarily sought to create “modern
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greatest achievement)‚ comprising Agamemnon‚ The Choephori (also known as The Libation Bearers)‚ and The Eumenides. The narrative follows the events that befall the house of Agamemnon on his return from the Trojan War. In his absence‚ Agamemnon’s wife Clytemnestra has taken as a lover Aegisthus (Agamemnon’s uncle‚ who was robbed of the throne by
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The Furies‚ three ugly sisters in the horrible Underworld‚ guardians of the gates of Tartarus‚ and killers of those who deserve it most‚ are essential to mythology. They are the redeemers of life‚ making sure that people who kill or commit contemptible acts are taught a lesson‚ and they change the fate of any soldier‚ sailor‚ or epic hero they want. The Erinyes are representatives of justice and vengeance‚ and their reputation is very dynamic. Most see them as evil-minded‚ but there are stories where
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