Argonauts

Since the dawn of time, humankind has clung together, holding on to the humanity they share that separates man from beast. Somewhere along the line, people stopped seeing humanity, and started only seeing humans. It soon became difficult to ascertain the purpose provided to all humans. From Nazism, to slavery, people have been unjustly ceased, enslaved, and slaughtered. People stopped seeing agency. What is agency? Agency is the ability for the agent, the person, place, or thing, to have meaning…

One of the most blatant symbols in Euripides’ Medea is the poisoned diadem which Medea’s children deliver to Creon’s daughter in an act of rancorous spite. The malevolence of Medea’s words nearly seeps from the pages when she declares to the chorus exactly how she plans to enact her vengeance. MEDEA. I will send the children with gifts […] and if she takes them and wears them upon her skin she and all who touch the girl will die in agony. Such poison I will lay upon the gifts. (page 26) Notice…

What is Medea’s main conflict, how is it tragic, and why does she escape unpunished? I SHALL ARGUE THAT Medea’s main conflict IS that she must try and reclaim her honor, after Jason disgraced her. Her conflict IS tragic because Medea tries to reclaim her honor by committing evil, and with full knowledge. She escapes unpunished because Euripides wanted a woman to win in his play, something uncommon in ancient Greek works. As the play begins, we immediately learn that Jason betrayed his wife,…

During the presentation on Titans vs. Olympians, one of the major ideas stated was that Medea and Jason symbolize the Titans and the Olympians, respectively. The Titans and Olympians both influence the beliefs and actions of Medea and Jason, and this is clearly shown by the playwright. As the presentation went on, I realized how big of an impact the Gods actually have on the characters. Medea’s unforgivable actions of killing her children were due to the fact that her grandfather is Helios, a…

Euripides infacnticdal re-imaging od the Medea myth continues to arouse controversy more than a millennia since it was penned in the fifth BC. A key reason it does so is because of the way in which Euripides challenges and offends what are still, even in the 21st century, traditional notions of motherhood. Jason has an inability to comprehend the actions that he does will affect those around him. Medea’s passion for vengeance on those that have mistreated her is a greater driving force then…

Rage as defined by Meriam Dictionary is a strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control. It is also defined as a sudden expression of violent anger. Medea is a tragic drama in which the protagonist, Medea, experiences much rage towards her husband Jason. The anger inside of her causes her to kill many people including Glauce, Creon, and her two sons. The Iliad is an epic poem in which the protagonist, Achilles, along with the antagonist, Hector, and Agamemnon experience much rage towards…

way society acts, talks, feels, and thinks about one another – within non-heterosexual communities. The heterosexual language excludes all other forms of expression through the biological views of a male and female-only culture. In the novel, The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson, the concept of discourse is interpreted as a foundation for individuals to construct and perceive gender identities and stereotypes. Nelson mentions how heterosexual…

Maggie Nelson’s book The Argonauts is a memoir that focuses on her relationship with her partner Harry,the changes both of them go through as Harry begins taking testosterone and Nelson becomes pregnant, and ends with her giving birth to their son. The Argonauts can be described as a book that has hit its cultural moment, a book that has come just in time. During her pregnancy, Nelson really begins to question some of the most controversial topics discussed throughout the world today. She…

The case of Norton vs. Argonaut Insurance Co. was the result of a wrongful death suit initiated by the plaintiff’s, Glynace Norton and his wife Anne Norton, in an effort to recover damages for the accidental overdose and subsequent death, of their three month old daughter by hospital staff at Baton rouge General Hospital on January 02, 1960. In summary, the plaintiff’s infant daughter was diagnosed with a congenital heart condition shortly after being born and was given the drug Lanoxin, which…

London University and became a science teacher but was also facing a period of ill health and financial issues. Wells devoted most of his time to becoming a writer and during college, he wrote a short story about time travel called “The Chronic Argonauts” which ignited the beginning of his literary success. The first book that Wells published was a Textbook of Biology (1893). He became an overnight sensation…