heightened understanding of the ways of gods and men. In both plays‚ Catharisis allows the dramatists to raise the prevailing themes as well as fully express their perceptions toward the society. In Euripides’ Medea‚ the woman with magic was taken back to a civilized society. However‚ Medea emotionally suffered as her husband‚ Jason‚ betrayed her. Since she is the woman‚ the outcast‚ and the foreigner‚ in a new environment‚ barely did she own her right to voice for herself. Having nowhere to turn
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LOVE RELATIONSHIPS Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre is typically a novel that revolves around the quest for love. There are therefore several love relationships that emerge throughout the novel‚ some romantic‚ others familial or platonic. Most of these relationships centre around Jane herself because she forms the core of the novel around whom the other characters revolve. The protagonist of the novel‚ Jane Eyre herself‚ embarks on this quest for love from the very beginning of the book. As the
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Individual attachments styles can affect the type of love relationships later on in life because one learns behavioral traits as a young child. Robert Sternberg introduced us to his Love Triangle theory in 1988. He explained that the way a person was brought up as a child can affect the way they express themselves as adults. The question remains as to why does this affect one as an adult. If one is taught from right and wrong then why does one express themselves negatively towards others? According
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The main themes in Euripides’ Medea revolves around the idea of fate and freewill that separately or together result in the tragic deaths in the play. In addition to that‚ the play also gives us an insight on ancient Greek societies and their view of citizenship and xenophobia. Beginning with the idea of fate and the role of the Gods and everyday Greek life‚ the interactive oral respective to those topics explain the differences between Modern Times And ancient Greek societies. In Greek society‚
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humans have been having relationships with each other. Some of these relationships turn out good and others not so good. Most people find that honesty leads to happier and a more trustworthy relationships. Over the years there have been countless films that show honesty leads to good great relationships. One such film is the movie 10 things I hate about you. This film directed by Bill Junger conveys the message that honesty is a very important factor in having a good relationship through the characters
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image of love that is passionate‚ blissful‚ and all-encompassing. Characters such as Wesley and Buttercup in the movie The Princess Bride‚ and Edward and Bella in the movie Twilight‚ exhibit undying devotion and affection which sustains them through every hardship they encounter. These movies‚ and others in this genre in which we have been immersed since childhood‚ present an idealized view of a love relationship‚ which may cause us to develop unrealistic expectations for the love relationships in our
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Society’s hate of woman is actuality‚ now I’m not a Feminist I assume that life as a woman it is substantially harder than being a man. I’m sure my concerns have clearly made issues considering one’s social establishment‚ culture and claim viewpoints. Think it is a bias remark to state that all through history has the male race was dominate. Notwithstanding when it came to religion the male’s viewpoints or tradition out weighted the woman’s. Throughout history women were and still are referred to
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and works the Greeks created concerning this topic. Tragic plays were so heavily conducted that all of them began to share common traits. These similarities are present in two of the most popular Greek tragedies‚ Oedipus the King and Medea. Both Oedipus the King and Medea have the protagonist’s exhibit excessive stubbornness and steadfastness in their stories which ultimately leads to their downfall. In Oedipus the King‚ Oedipus’s stubbornness is evident from the very beginning of the play. Oedipus
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is a dominant theme in A Midsummer Night ’s Dream. One good example of jealousy in A Midsummer Night ’s Dream is Helena ’s jealousy toward Hermia at the beginning of the play. Hermia had something Helena wanted more than anything else: Demetrius ’ love. This caused Helena to become very jealous and had various negative effects on her mental state. She became suspicious and angry toward Helena. In their fight later in the play‚ she remarks‚ "O‚ when she ’s angry‚ she is keen and shrewd! / She was
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Medea: Insider vs. Outsider In the Epic Myth of Medea‚ Insiders and Outsiders are treated differently. The outsiders are the people who aren’t legal citizens of the given town‚ while the insiders are the actual citizens of the town. There are many insiders and outsiders in Medea and there are ways to gain and lose citizenship. Insiders and Outsider’s Social Status in the community is shown by how they are treated. Many people in the myth‚ Medea‚ are outsiders; the most common one is Medea. Various
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