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    consistent manner. Moreover‚ the tragic hero‚ due to a personal error in judgment or tragic flaw‚ is the cause of the tragedy in a play. In Jean Racine’s "Phaedra"‚ three characters exhibit these characteristics; however Phaedra most responsible for the calamity making her the tragic heroine. The tragic hero manifests both good and evil characteristics. Phaedra‚ the stepmother of Hippolytus‚ demonstrated her poor qualities when she had him banished because she was in love with him and could not carry on with

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    Phaedra and Enlightenment

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    Phaedra and Enlightenment values The Enlightenment period was began shortly after the Edict of Nantes in 1685 and lasted through the 18th century. This was an “intellectual movement” and the writers of this period disapproved of religion and politics ruled by absolutism. “ The movement would question almost every aspect of social and political life in Europe”(Hunt‚ 522). The writers and scholars that had enlightened views were those who believed that all people are able to apply reason or

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    Time Changes Everything In the tragedy Medea‚ written by Euripides the language applies to the time it was written‚ much like any other form of written media. The reactions and actions taken by Medea are not common for a time period like our own. At this day and age we’ve learned how to react without killing someone‚ and how to not plot our revenge in such a spiteful way. Medea doesn’t distinguish right from wrong in her actions‚ heart of head applies perfectly to her and her reactions. Today we

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    Phaedra vs Hippolytus

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    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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    How does Euripides build empathy for outsiders in Greek society in Medea? Medea is a woman who is a non-Greek outsider - she is a barbarian from Colchis. Her irrational behaviour and extreme response correlates to the stereotype of a Barbarian woman. Euripides effectively uses the chorus to help create and build empathy for Medea by sympathising with her and being biased towards her by taking her side. The chorus in Classical Greek drama was a group of actors who described and commented upon the

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    MEDEA

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    MEDEA is a Greek tragedy about betrayal‚ revenge‚ and pride. In the play MEDEA is betrayed by her husband Jason‚ he decided to marry another woman to gain more power. Through the play MDEA get revenge on everyone that has done her wrong. I don’t think MEDEA is a traditional tragedy I feel it has feature that separate it from the traditional tragedy‚ but it does have many characteristics of a traditional tragedy. One of the similar characteristics MEDEA and traditional tragedy have in common is the

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    medea

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    Medea Perhaps the most fascinating and complex character in Greek drama‚ is the of Medea. She is the ultimate combination of heroine‚ villain and victim‚ all displayed in a single play. Medea was married to a Greek named Jason‚ whom she followed from her foreign land‚ to Greece. Her love for Jason was deep‚ and when he elected to leave her to marry the daughter of Creon‚ Medea was furious (Euripides lines 1-24). In retaliation for his strayed affections‚ Medea sent Jason’s bride a poison dress.

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    The famous Greek tragedy Medea‚ by Euripides‚ is about a woman who is so distraught by her ex-husband’s actions that she snaps and commits brutal crimes like killing his new bride and father in law‚ Creon and she even killed her children‚ an act so unthinkable that most people today shutter at the thought of it. People have scrutinized the play for centuries in an attempt to discover Medea’s true motives. Some believe that she is not actually evil‚ just mistreated to the point where she simply would

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    In Phaedra by Jean Racine a major theme is miscommunication. So many things in this play could have been avoided if the characters fact checked. The first miscommunication that happens is when the character Panope enters and tells Phaedra “Death’s claimed your lord who feared no other foe.” (pg.25) This is kind of when the downfall starts. Since Oenone believes that Theseus is dead‚ she convinces Phaedra to confess her love to Hippolytus (Theseus’ son) “With Theseus’ death‚ those bonds exist no more

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    Hui Yu Patricia Gross THA 101 Section C 10/2/2012 Medea In the play Medea‚ Euripides depicted the role of a feminist. Her cunning and cleverness which should be admired however cause her tragedy at that time‚ the Ancient Greek time‚ where women are subordinate to men. The dominant men cannot bear that women go over them‚ thus cause the suffering and pain of Medea in her age. And in this view‚ I do not assume Medea a feminist but a normal woman who pursue harmony in family and loyalty in love

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