Medea is determined to seek revenge no matter the cost. It is the only way she will become content with herself. She is geared up to see a blood bath because death will be her greatest satisfaction. Juno is a woman with an immense self-respect. She does not let anyone make her look bad. She is extremely spiteful and insists whoever is disloyal and opposes her acquires punishment. “Jove’s wife alone refrained from passing judgement, rejoicing as she did when some misfortune fell upon one of Agenor’s descendants, for her undying hatred of her husband’s Tryrian mistress has been redirected more generally against Europa’s kin” (100). She is so resentful and feels such joy when she received the news of Acteon’s death. Demonstrating a profound
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This happens to display how much Juno’s character does not tolerate the most insignificant discrepancies. She does not tolerate anyone differing her and making her look like a fool. Juno was absolutely not going to accept Jove, her husband to win the argument. She thought that Tiresias was going to know better and be on her side and oppose to Jove’s perspective on the dispute. Therefore, she demanded vengeance and wanted the ultimate punishment to be put upon him. Hence, for the mistake Tiresias made according to …show more content…
As a Queen, she partakes the responsibility to obtain respect towards everyone that is underneath her. “The core of the Semele episode is easily summed up: a raging Juno bitterly complains about Jupiter’s serial affairs, pregnant Semele, and while claiming her status as wife and sister of the Olympian powerfully asserts her own desire to destroy Semele” (566). Prauscello claims that Juno acted upon her Virgilian goddess rights. The actions she took were not at all because of revenge, it was to protect her dignity. Juno is an ancient Roman goddess and looked after women in Rome. Juno is mythological upon her anti-Trojan feelings. She is looked up and worshipped by Rome. It was a duty of being a Queen for her to act in such matter towards her husband’s love affairs and
This happens to display how much Juno’s character does not tolerate the most insignificant discrepancies. She does not tolerate anyone differing her and making her look like a fool. Juno was absolutely not going to accept Jove, her husband to win the argument. She thought that Tiresias was going to know better and be on her side and oppose to Jove’s perspective on the dispute. Therefore, she demanded vengeance and wanted the ultimate punishment to be put upon him. Hence, for the mistake Tiresias made according to …show more content…
As a Queen, she partakes the responsibility to obtain respect towards everyone that is underneath her. “The core of the Semele episode is easily summed up: a raging Juno bitterly complains about Jupiter’s serial affairs, pregnant Semele, and while claiming her status as wife and sister of the Olympian powerfully asserts her own desire to destroy Semele” (566). Prauscello claims that Juno acted upon her Virgilian goddess rights. The actions she took were not at all because of revenge, it was to protect her dignity. Juno is an ancient Roman goddess and looked after women in Rome. Juno is mythological upon her anti-Trojan feelings. She is looked up and worshipped by Rome. It was a duty of being a Queen for her to act in such matter towards her husband’s love affairs and