Ariadne auf Naxos

characters at play, chiefly Theseus, his father Aegeus, the Minotaur itself, King Minos’s daughter Ariadne, and Daedalus who helps Theseus defeat the labyrinth. This small character list would fit the need for only three actors. I also think this particular myth has a lot of the features needed for a Greek tragedy as there is the needed feminine and masculine elements with Theseus and his new lover Ariadne. And to a more psychological level the conflict between Theseus and Minotaur which can…

The µῦθος of Theseus and the Minotaur is alluded to near the start of Plato’s Phaedo by the character Phaedo (58 B-C) to initiate a parallel between the µῦθος itself and the teachings of the character Socrates in the pages that follow. As the discussion between Socrates and his companions continues up until his death, this parallel becomes ever more clear, and by the end of the Phaedo it is reasonable to interpret the µῦθος as an analogy for the transition from life to death, where Socrates is…

In act 1 scene 2 Oberon and Titania are having a argument but far away in another part in Athens somewhere near Theseus palace, a assembly of common labors will assemble in the house of Peter Quice to practice an act that the men hope to play for the grand celebration for Theseus wedding, back to Oberon and Titania where they are having their quarrel. In an enchanted and magical place somewhere in the woods, there is a mischievous fairy called Puck. A fairy is running around the woods trying to…

The movie the Hunger Games is based on the old myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. In this film Katniss Everdeen and the myth of Theseus, both characters prove to be epic heroes. Through all of the challenges and obstacles they both follow the epic hero cycle. In the myth, Queen Pasiphae slept with a bull sent by Zeus and gave birth to a vicious monster, Minotaur which is a half bull, half bull. The husband of Queen Pasiphae was extremely embarrassed by the Minotaur, but could not kill it.…

Theseus and John Smith In The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives, Plutarch writes about nine of the most influential men of the long and remarkable history of ancient Greece, and then compares them to similar men from ancient Rome. One of Plutarch’s chosen Greeks, Theseus founded Athens and set it on the path to the democracy that it eventually became, while embarking on daring journeys and strange adventures along the way. Although separated by thousands…