English 203 Midterm exam Part 1: Answer only 2 of this following in short answers of 1 or 2 paragraphs 3. Define “lyric” Lyric poems are short‚ personal and motional. Moreover‚ the lyric poems express the feelings and thoughts of the poets. The poets didn’t tell stories which describe characters‚ actions or even heroes. Specially‚ the lyric poems address the reader directly and clearly the poets ‘feeling‚ perceptions and state of mind. For example‚ the poem Last night‚ as I‚ the queen‚ was
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Critique of MEDEA Edie Lee MEDEA‚ which was written by Euripides and translated by Brendan Kennelly‚ was directed by Christine McBurney and showed by Mamai Theatre Company. I went to the theatre on June 30th‚ 2003. Although it is a heavy theme‚ all actors and actresses have tried to make the play as a relatively relaxed tone. I have moved by their passions. Both of them‚ two children included‚ were dedicated their performances. I really appreciated their hard work. It is a brilliantly revised‚
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<b>ORIGINS OF ANCIENT GREEK DRAMA</b><br>Theater was born in Attica‚ an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but 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
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He was then greeted by his father Aegeus and his stepmother Medea who was a sorceress. But she was jealous of his influence over Aegeus so Medea tried to kill him by sending him to kill a wild bull. But Theseus succeeded and sacrificed the bull to Apollo. He then returned to Athens and was almost poisoned by Medea‚ but as soon as Aegeus got wind of her plot‚ he proclaimed Theseus his son and heir to the thrown and banished Medea from Athens and she escaped to what is now Asia. According to
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them as forlorn because of the stress misfortune has inflicted. Through doing so‚ they seek to build a convincing case that each woman was justified in murdering her children by living within oppressive time periods that disregarded her personhood; Medea was ostracized for actively seeking vengeance upon her husband who hastily replaced her with another in bed and Sethe was denied connate autocratic parenting and was subjected to abuse and rape under the constraints of slavery.
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Divine Myth; “True myths” or “myth proper”. Stories in which the main characters are super natural beings. Generally explain some aspect of the world Example would be Zeus over throwing his father and the related stories; creation of myths and of the ancient greeks Nyx (Night): the abstract concept of night given to a few human characteristics. Union of Nyx and Erebus (Darkness) produced their opposites‚ aether ”Radiance” and herma “day” Legends (Sagas) Latin word is Legenda “something that
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Review for Test 1 – Chapters 1 through 4 Chapter 1 – Beginnings of Civilization 1. What is the name of the place where the oldest paintings known to mankind are found? The neanderthal’s 2. What happened in the Neolithic period that allowed for communities and villages to develop?Agriculture 3. What two things (according to the book) happen together when civilization begins to develop?Hunting and gathering. 4. What is the name of the area where Sumerians settled? Fertile crescent
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All’s Well That Ends Well… Or Is It? An analysis of the ‘Happy Ending’ of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream. It is commonly said that “all’s well that ends well.” In the case of the comedies of William Shakespeare‚ this is almost universally true. With specific regard to A Midsummer Night’s Dream‚ the machinations of Oberon are able to bring together Lysander and Hermia‚ as well as Helena and Demetrius‚ in a way that provides for the happiest of conclusions. As readers of the play‚
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In the book “The Voyage of Argo” by Apollonius of Rhodes‚ there is a protagonist‚ as in most other novels. His name is Jason‚ and he leads his crew called the Argonauts along several series of journeys and adventures near the Black Sea. Him and his crew never expected to involve themselves in a series of mysterious and dangerous adventures‚ putting all of their lives in extreme danger. Jason should be considered a hero for numerous reasons. He helped protect the argonauts in times of trouble‚ and
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In the popular Greek tragedy Medea‚ by Euripides‚ the main character (Medea) kills her own children. This was all an attempt to get back at her ex- husband Jason who cheated on her. However‚ it is found in later text that Medea admits she will also share in the pain that she caused (Lines 1360-1365). Medea’s act was one of revenge. It led to and ending full of sadness and despair
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