Euripides

of “The Cyclops” Ancient Grecians lived by a philosophy that many still follow today, “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die.” They were advocates of hedonism and sought out pleasure in all regards of life. In the play “The Cyclops” by Euripides, we see a person named Odysseus use the pleasures of man to trick the one-eyed giant Cyclops, Polyphemus, escape death, and find his way out of a tough situation. “The Cyclops”, written around 408 BC, is the only known complete satyr play. A…

husbands and to not question their authority. Few deviated from this view, unlike Euripides. Euripides wrote a play called Iphigenia at Aulis; it criticized the expectations that are given to women that suggest that they are expendable. In the play there are three main women. Helen who has no speaking parts but is a very important part of this play, Clytemnestra who is the wife of Agamemnon, and her daughter Iphigenia. Euripides wrote about the Greek fleet that was setting to sail to Troy to…

possibility of ruining his own life through foolish and flawed actions. Perhaps, then, it is no surprise that Renaissance author William Shakespeare himself followed in the footsteps of ancient Greek playwrights such as Euripides. Certainly, though many changes took place between Euripides’ time and Shakespeare’s, human nature was not among them. Just as human nature can be altruistic and noble, it can also prove greedy, lustful, and murderous. It is only natural, then, that art would reach…

audience with a "wretched, accursed woman" who will lay her "bloody hands" upon her own children, Euripides demands us to consider the moral degradation that ensues when a "savage" woman attempts to reverse the established patriarchy. In this way, if Medea 's character is truly a…

According to The Odyssey by Homer and Hippolytus by Euripides, women in ancient Greece were “a great evil” (Euripides 2001: 29), deceitful, and liars. Throughout Odysseus’ journey, Odysseus encounters several women who kill men in his army, cause battles and the slaughter of many men and deceive the characters in the epic through disguises. The most destructive women in The Odyssey are Athena, Zeus’ daughter, and Clytemnestra, Agememnon’s wife. Although Athena appears to guide Telemachus in…

Movements Mrs. Martling Medea and Clytemnestra Comparison Paper Due Monday October 13, 2014 Women have historically been characterized by society in accordance with their emotional reactions; Clytemnestra and Medea, of Aeschylus' Agamemnon and Euripides' Medea respectively, are no exception to this trend. Ancient Greek societal norms understood it was plain that in the face of challenges, men react with logic and reason while their female counterparts, with their hysterical nature, are…

they suffer as a whole being; the cognitive, emotional, physical and spiritual combine to induce an entire-bodied aching experience. One suffering cannot be entirely disconnected from another, and it is from this reality we infer human suffering. Euripides’ ancient (431 BCE) tragedy Medea presents the human experience in an original light, wherein three prominent figures are imbued with a sense of insanity, or mental suffering, as a result of, or in correlation with, their emotional and physical…

themselves, such as Dionysus in Euripides’ The Bacchae. All of these entities are god-like because they exert an extraordinary influence on human beings and their actions. While physical beings can possess god-like qualities, this is not always the case; intangible concepts can also assume a “divine force” in society. Given this, Toomer uses Cane’s “Theater” to show how intangible concepts, specifically racism, can function as gods in society. By doing so, Toomer expands on Euripides’ assertion…

Electra by Euripides plot is the same as Sophocles’ Electra for it tells a story about Electra and her brother Orestes wanting to get revenge on their mother Clytemnestra and her lover Aegisthus, for killing their father Agamemnon. The events that led to the actions in this play was Clytemnestra killing her husband, to avenge her daughter Iphigenia, Agamemnon and his concubine Cassandra after they returned from the Trojan War. The play’s setting unlike Sophocles’ does not take place entirely in…

dog," is put into question in Euripides' play Alcestis. Admetus is destined to be put to death unless he is able to find another person to take his place. After getting rejected by both his mother and father, he then turns to his wife. It could be seen as a sign of weakness that Admetus had to have his wife die…