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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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    Helios The Sun God

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    children were Phaetes‚ Circe‚ Aeetes‚ and Pasiphae. Phaetes was involved in a chariot accident and was eventually killed by Zeus. Circe appears many times in The Odyssey as one of Odysseus’ lovers along his journey back to Ithaca. Aeetes is the father of Medea‚ and Pasiphae was the mother of her three children; Minotaur‚ Ariadne‚ and Phaedra (people.rit.edu/asg1478/iweb/midterm/helios.html). Helios‚ the Sun God In Greek mythology‚ Helios was god of the sun‚ who the Romans called Sol. Since he was the

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    Females in classical mythology appear to have been somewhat neglected except for such obvious headliners such as‚ Medea‚ Phaedra‚ Alcestis‚ Dido‚ Clytemnestra‚ Helen and a few select who captivated the creative imagination of ancient storytellers. Goddesses‚ of course‚ have always acquired attention because of their part in religious history and‚ in due course‚ in works of art and architecture based on their devotion. Specifically‚ a disproportionate amount of monsters were devised by the ancients

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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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    Murder Is Never Worth It

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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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    Summary: HOPE on Earth

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    References Book Reference: Flannery‚ T 2010‚ Here On Earth: An Argument For Hope‚ Text Publishing‚ Victoria‚ Melbourne. Another reference: York‚ R & Rosa‚ EA & Dietz‚ T 2003‚ ‘Footprints on Earth: The Environmental Consequences of Modernity’‚ American Sociological Association‚ Vol. 68‚ No.2‚ pp. 279 - 300. Introduction Nowadays‚ environmental conservation is a great and significant issue in the world. Here On Earth: An Argument For Hope‚ this book presents a theme to basically discuss

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    Arjun Guha Classical Literature 1 Mr.Gerety 11/30/10 Women in Greek Society The myths of the ancient Greeks are considered to be some of the greatest literary achievements of western culture. These tales allow us to look into the greatest minds of the ancient world. Myths help us comprehend what Greek society was truly like‚ by allowing us to understand the principles upon which it was built

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    A New Construction of Masculinity Boys and young men learn early on that being a real man means you have to put on this tough guy persona. This persona’s manifestation are hyper-masculinity or machismo‚ independence‚ isolation‚ territorialism‚ inability to show emotions‚ inability to initiate emotional ties with other men‚ inability to recognize their need for community and sharing (Heath‚ 2003). In contrast with the construct of masculinity in classical Greek literatures where male-male relationships

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