Euripides

According to Euripides, a tragedian of classical Athens, “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness.” Through life, many people face many hardships with their friends with them. One of the themes that Mark Twain explores in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is that friends will always be there for you and care for you no matter what you are going through. Three examples that support this theme are when Huck and Tom witnesses the murder, Becky and Tom being lost in the cave, and…

A True Friendship in Of Mice And Men “Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in times of happiness.”(euripides) This quote expresses George and Lennie's true friendship in Of Mice and Men, a fiction novel by John Steinbeck, that expresses a true friendship between two men. George and Lennie are true friends because they care about each other and that is what keeps them close, they wanted to have a future together, and they are not lonely like everyone else on the farm. Lennie and…

To understand the process of ageing as a mass phenomenon and the attempt to break away from the existing structures of the normative and stereotypes, one needs to understand the constant tension between the personal narrative and the cultural narrative, what Hannah Zeiling calls as the meta -narrative. A life course in today’s typical gen industrial world is preeminently structured. It includes the age based transitions recorded and legitimized by the state which further authenticate certain…

Friends show their love in times of trouble, not in happiness. ~ Euripides Friendship is a exceedingly vital bond in life. True friendship is challenged when times are tough. You see the meaning of friendship the most when there is a dark moment in your life. It really brings out the type of person you are. It tests your inner core. Being there for another and supporting them through adverse times is a characteristic that often is overlooked and disdained. In Guardians of the Galaxy (2014)…

“The Art of War”, author Sun-Tzu focuses on the different demeanor of warfare and how they apply to military strategies and tactics. In “Medea”, Euripides focuses on a women’s battle against her unfaithful husband. For Sun-Tzu, a war is governed by various factors. From the terrain, you fight on to the knowledge you have about your enemy. For Euripides, a woman can go to any extent to take revenge from her treasonable husband. Despite her actions leading to tragic outcomes, using art of war as…

Throughout the play, we have decided to expose Medea’s choices for what they are— self-serving and vengeful. While Euripides may paint Medea as breaking away from tradition to blaze her own trail, our production has a scornful attitude towards her and her actions, which shapes the gloomy and foreboding tone as Medea relies on impulse to make her decisions. To convey this displeasure towards Medea, we will have discordant music playing as she plots the deaths of the king, his daughter, and her…

In Greek literature, mythological gods play very centric roles in the plot. The Iliad and Medea are of no exception; however, the gods in the Iliad by Homer constantly interfere while the gods in Medea by Euripides remain passive. In the Iliad, the goddess Athena acts on behalf of the Achaeans multiple times. In Medea, the gods allow Medea to commit horrible acts and do not intervene (on or against her behalf) until the very end. In both works, the relationships between the gods and humans…

In life, there is a domino effect in which one member falls, and that fall or choice affects others around them. For example, there is two Greek tragedies, Oedipus the King, written by Sophocles, and the other tragedy Medea, written by Euripides. Although the plays were different in their own ways, it is true that both families of the lead characters, such as Jason and Oedipus's, had to make the same sacrifices when it came to punishment. In the both stories, there are examples of homeland,…

Transitioning is something that is never easy, even though it is a normal part of life. People have a way of getting comfortable in the places that they are in. Even in the military, where change is often; something that was once new, becomes familiar until it’s time for change again. Loss is something that no one wants to face or even imagine. In the military, it is something that is always present in the back of one’s mind. Especially with the world as it is today, your loved one doesn’t…

were built honoring King’s and goddesses which as a whole made up Acropolis the world renowned temple complex. During the classical age, it was also the age of drama. They created plays and tragedies written by people like Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides. They were meaningful, funny and sad but the importance is that they stand as references to fifth century events. The Greeks were the first people to believe they could learn from past mistakes, creating “history.” These historians were…