injustices they face‚ that Medea earns our sympathy. Medea compares women to slaves with no control over their money or bodies as she explains‚ “We must save to raise a dowry; then the man that agrees to marry us becomes master of our bodies.” (Euripides p.16) and also notes the importance of ensuring one’s husband does not “ever think he’s trapped in the marriage.” (Euripides p.17) The stark contrast between the female and male experience of marriage is used by Medea to highlight the inequality
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To what extent do Euripides and Sophocles portray women as the cause of tragedy in Medea‚ Hippolytus‚ Oedipus The King and Antigone? Women in the plays of both Euripides and Sophocles is a subject of much debate‚ indeed it seems as though people’s view on these female characters may well have changed over time for nearly two and a half thousand years have passed since the plays themselves were written. And no doubt people’s views‚ particularly with regards to women‚ have changed. One could say
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sorceress and high priestess of the temple of Hecate. By the help of Eros‚ Goddess Hera made Medea fall in love with Jason. King Aeetes challenges him to fight with fire breathing bull and defeat the earth warriors. Medea prepared an ointment‚ which helped him survive and win the battle. Jason won the challenge‚ but King Aeetes understood he had insiders help. Then he planned to kill the Argonauts. As Medea knew her father was planning something evil‚ she decided to help Jason steal the Golden Fleece
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House‚ legendary Greek playwright Euripides’ play‚ Medea and Eavan Boland’s poem “A Woman’s World‚” the idea of a “woman’s place” and the appropriate conception of a “Woman’s World” is challenged. In all of these pieces of literature‚ women are faced with inevitable misogyny and unjustified predetermined inferences of character. Both Ibsen’s and Euripides’ pieces have these women challenging the idea of what their roles in society should be. In Medea the hatred used to strive for equality or revenge
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with SGGK and Madea there are a lot of divine forces. The divines forces in both of the stories are present and they interact with the humans a lot. There is also a deal with the gods in the stories that cause great grief or dismay. The deal with Medea was that she would have the perfect husband and the deal with SGGK was that he would have
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“O women‚ of all creatures that live and reflect‚ certainly it is we who are the most luckless” (Euripides‚ 230). With this speech Medea reflects on the women roles that were set up in ancient Greece. The word “luckless” meaning out of luck‚ cursed‚ jinxed‚ doomed‚ and ill-fated really shows that the gender system put in place did not have success and enjoyment for the women in mind. This social system closely parallels the one that was established during the Elizabethan Era or the time period in
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Medea says “Ah‚ me! Now is utter destruction come upon me‚ unhappy that I am! Form my enemies are bearing down on me full sail‚ nor have I any landing place to come at in my troubles.” (Euripides 8) At a first glance it appears that there is no defence mechanisms here‚ but upon further inspection‚ it can be seen that Medea is actually using projection. In the quote she let out all of her problems onto Creon‚ in
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The common theme between Ariadne‚ Medea‚ and Phaedra is the love that they are willing to sacrifice for the people they love. However‚ the people they love are not willing to sacrifice everything for them. These women gave so much of themselves‚ they helped the men that they loved in order
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JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS The Early Years Jason was the son of the lawful king of Iolcus‚ but his uncle Pelias had usurped the throne. Pelias lived in constant fear of losing what he had taken so unjustly. He kept Jason’s father a prisoner and would certainly have murdered Jason at birth. But Jason’s mother deceived Pelias by mourning as if Jason had died. Meanwhile the infant was bundled off to the wilderness cave of Chiron the Centaur. Chiron tutored Jason in the lore of plants‚ the hunt and the
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prelude to Medea‚ Jason sets off into a quest in a ship full of noble heroes after the denial of his claim to royalty. Even with fate leaning heavily on the opponents’ side‚ Jason overcomes many trials lain before him in order to achieve his goals. He is portrayed as a strong‚ cunning hero‚ a man many would look up to. In contrast‚ it may seem that Jason should not be considered a hero due to the fact that Medea almost seems to play a larger role in obtaining the Golden Fleece. Nonetheless‚ Medea remains
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