Euripides

In the Greek tragedy Medea by Euripides, Medea’s actions, though stemming from an understandable place, are too extreme, affect too many people, and thus are unjust. Medea's misplaced anger, selfishness, and hunger for revenge leads Medea to killing her children, who played no part in…

was considered as Greek. The difference in outlook was predicated by the fact that they were not born in Greece or just unknown to many (Mackay and Allan 61). As a result, non-Greek people were regarded as just the “others”. In Greece during the Euripides times, there was generally a component of xenophobia or a dread of individuals from different cultures and nations. Additionally, this elicited a preconceived conviction by the Greek that any individual who did not come from Greece was in fact…

In the book of Euripides, three specific characters are included in the plays. The three characters are Medea, Hecuba, and Electra. Starting with Medea, I feel that she is a person that does not care about anything and she also is not afraid to hold anything back and say what’s on her mind just like ways of a man. Medea is a cold blooded killer without showing any hesitation. I have met some people who can relate to Medea’s ways. Now talking about Hecuba, she is sort of like Medea but not as…

Introduction: Euripides’ Medea is an emotional play that follows the tragic tale of Medea, a sorcerous and a princess from Colchis, who used her powers and influence to help Jason, her new husband, to procure the Golden Fleece. Now living with Jason in Corinth, they have two children together. Not before long things start to go bad when Jason abandons Medea and his two children for the daughter of King Creon, Glauce, leaving Medea to fend for herself with their two children. The Australian Zen…

historians. There is no concrete answer to this question, because Greek plays blame different individuals. Aeschylus’ Agamemnon suggests that the curse on the house of Atreus should be blamed for the suffering brought on by the Trojan War, while Euripides’ The Women of Troy implies that Helen is to blame, whereas I will argue that it is the Gods’ fault. In the play Agamemnon there are two parties debating who to blame for the Trojan War: the Chorus and Clytemnestra. After the Trojan War ended…

The story of Medea, written by the Greek poet Euripides, is about a woman who goes on a vengeful killing spree, after being scorned by her husband, Jason. Having already killed prior to that her scorn fed her murderous impulses. Her worldview indicates that she prays to the gods/goddess to go unpunished for her sins. She seeks out revenge for those who have caused her pain. As a result, Medea believes that revenge is justified. Medea seeks revenge to justify how her husband Jason has mocked…

transformations, and the outcome of their choices. It is also important to note that all of these stories have some sort of god intervention. The people that will be discussed are, Gilgamesh and Enkidu from The Epic of Gilgamesh, Medea and Jason from Euripides’ Medea, Rama and Sita from Ramayana, and Roland from the Song of Roland. Gilgamesh is the powerful ruler of Uruk, ruling in 2700 B.C.E., leaving this story with some time to develop and change with the passing of history. The people of…

The theatre began when the ritual played a role in the development of drama in the days of early people. The ancient societies used ritual to represent their understanding of the human condition and of the world around them . The ritual had a religious purpose, and instructive purpose. It was also a form of entertainment. There were common elements found in ritual such as music, dance and mask and costume. In the early years of the fifth century B.C, Greek literature, theatre, and culture…

It was the day of my 8th birthday, February 19th, 1992. I woke up at an unpleasant time of 6:39 AM. A man's figure was dashing out the door; I presume it was my dad rushing out the door to go to work. Last night he said to me, “Euripides, do you know why I go out into the cruel world and protect complete strangers?” I shook my head... “I do it all to make sure that you and your mother can have a great future.” My father practically lived at his job. Even on birthdays, my dad could never make…

In one vase in particular (Figure 1), we see both depicted. As those around her morn her imminent passing, Alcestis bares her breasts while her children cling to her. In both Euripides text and this vase, her role as a mother is highlighted. In this case, we see a woman who upholds the gender roles placed on her by society. Those around her, even the gods, mourn her death because she was such a wonderful example of a wife and mother…