Euripides

waiting as they experience judgement if they can immediately enter the state of heaven or if they are to be destined for hell. Purgatory has been thought of as a physical location by others but some popes believe the opposite. In Greek mythology, Euripides’ Medea is centered on the wife’s revenge against her husband, Jason, who prefers to be wed to the princess of Corinth. She killed their own two children and as she confronts him, she enjoys his lamentation of not being able to see their…

Medea by Euripides is a tragedy of a woman who feels deceived by her husband, who has left her for another women and her jealousy overwhelms her. Medea is first seen as a helpless woman; as the play continues her true colors begin to unfold. The reader is shown Jason and Medea’s wrongdoings, Medea’s influence of the daughters of Pelias to commit murder and Jason’s abandonment towards Medea and his children. In Medea the theme and idea of love are seen throughout. In Medea although Jason and…

Spanish with English subtitles by Maria Pabon. According to the script, Abraham had planned to sacrifice his son Isaac to please God who had tested his dedication. The story of Medea is based upon a Greek myth which was popularized by the tragedian Euripides. In it ,Medea…

people out there, or a person. And those in turn will point towards Him. But maybe that’s just a fantasy, maybe what I’m looking for can’t be had here. It would be closest to that perfect life I strive for; and after all, as the Greek tragedian Euripides said, “It’s not for us to struggle after tiresome…

Actors would commonly use mask to show their emotions. The mask helped amplify the voice and tone of the actor. Three well known Greek tragedy playwrights are Sophocles, Euripides and Aeschylus. Comedy was an important part of ancient Greek theatre. Comedy was derived from imitation. There is to original origin of comedy, perhaps it is a thing Ancient Greek culture it was an everyday thing. The Roman and Greek culture can…

the way love is thought about today. Medea talks about buying a husband “...We have to buy a husband: spend vast amounts of money just to get a master for our body… And the stakes could not be higher, will you get a good husband or a bad one?” (Euripides 233-237). This is different than ideas about love today. In the modern world the common belief is that a people should marry for love and be happy with each other. Even in the modern world this is not always the case. People do marry for money…

The middle class was seen as a subunit of the Upper class as they were not as superior however were not slaves and had their freedom. This class was not allowed to marry anyone from the family of the Upper class which is ironic seeing that a man from the middle (close to the lower) class married a princess from the Upper class which had not happened in centuries. Furthermore, the lower class were basically the throw away slaves. They consisted of past slaves that were given freedom miraculously…

In American society a woman’s body is sexualized in the media. Beauty is an image that everyone strives for. There isn’t an exact definitions of beauty, it can be external and internal. What one sees as beauty another can view as ugly. Normally, women in ads/ TV are portrayed as sex symbols. There goals is to get as many buyers to indulge in a certain product and project an image that if you consume what I have you’ll look and feel beautiful. Over the course of class we have read many myths…

I watched her as she ran through the sprinkler, squealing with delight and amusement. The air was filled with her joyous peals of laughter. Her clothes clung to her thin frame as water dripped from her wild hair and those long, childishly thick eyelashes. Surrounded by a halo of water mist, her celestial beauty was spellbinding. The impression of my love is forever engrained into my heart and soul. In Lolita, written by Vladimir Nabokov, we can observe the main character, Humbert Humbert, and…

Being called by the court is not as terrible as you think Introduction: What will happen if you are charged with a crime? Will you see the accuser and know the charge? What rights do you have if you cannot afford a lawyer? According to the Amendment 6, people will have a nice protection system when they are accused of a crime. When having a public trial, the witnesses should be there and fight against the accused, but people are worried about the accusers’ safety. Every accused can have a…