Hecuba

to Hecuba about her tragedies in her family. As a result, Hecuba’s daughter is murdered at Achilles’s tomb, therefore, she is weak because of this death. As Hecuba explains about her feelings, “It is better to die than to live a life of pain. The dead feel no sorrow” (Pg. 35). Hecuba believes that life is hopeless and death would be best because of her recent loss. As shown, Hecuba loses her confidence and bravery for her happiness when talking to Andromache about the terrifying news. Hecuba…

their own humanity in return. Euripides’ Hecuba details the aftermath of the Trojan war, a conflict that emerged from the gods’ need for judgement and the noble Menelaus’ need for retribution. This play centers on two violent actions: the sacrifice of Polyxena and Hecuba’s revenge. Both actions were motivated by a need for justice and retribution, however…

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 tough in a way. Hecuba is also quick to kill when she finds out her…

of women. Dating back to 450 B.C., Euripides achieves a clear image of the enslavement of women by men. Hecuba, a powerful and influential Queen before the fall of her husband and her city, Troy, is made a slave to a leader of her enemy, Odysseus. In The Trojan Women, Euripides confirms that women were viewed as possessions to be traded and given as prizes to war heroes and powerful men. Hecuba, along with her daughters and many other women of Troy, lament over their loss of husbands and…

Iliad from a feminist perspective the reader sees how Homer portrays the unfair treatment of women from the times of Ancient Greece through cultural inequality of women and male dominance. This is evident through the characterization of Andromache, Hecuba and Helen in The Iliad. Andromache also referred to as the White-armed is a seen as a patriarchal woman throughout the poem because she has internalized the norms and values of patriarchy. She identifies with the patriarchal ideologies of…

function suiting with forms to his conceit” (563) We get a visual of the actor as he's reciting the monologue from the story of Priam's death. Priam was the king of Troy, "Hecuba" was his wife. Hecuba had to witness Priam's death, in the result of this she became a mean ball of vengeance. '"For Hecuba? What's Hecuba to him, or he to Hecuba that he should weep for her?" (566) Hamlet is wondering how the actor can connect to a…

In Act 2, scene 2, Claudius invites Hamlet’s childhood friends Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to come to Elsinore because of his apparent concern about “Hamlet’s transformation,” that he may be going mad due to his father’s death and another source (II.ii.5). Hamlet reveals to his friends that he is in a state of despair because of the events concerning his father. Soon, Hamlet’s situation changes from despair and uncertainty finally to what seems to be a plan in progress. His friends announce to…

“Am I a Coward?” Do you ever feel like there's something you should be doing but keep making excuses not to? That is exactly how Hamlet felt when he was told to avenge his father's death by killing his uncle. Shakespeare wrote the play Hamlet, in which Hamlet faces many challenges which started with the loss of his father. Hamlet’s recent past has affected the way he sees the world, in many of his plays Shakespeare uses soliloquies to communicate to the audience how the characters are feeling.…

returned to Priam. Having returned to Achilles, Thetis warns him of the gods’ anger and reminds him of his soon death. Iris tells Priam to bring gifts and to go alone, minus an older herald to help with the mules. As Priam prepares his wagon, his wife, Hecuba, begs him to reconsider. She hates Achilles so much that she remarks of how she wishes to eat Achilles’ liver, while still raw, in order to avenge what happened to Hector. As Priam takes his wagon, Trojans gather to watch but are sent away…

1.Sir Walter Scott’s quote, “Revenge, the sweetest morsel to the mouth that ever was cooked in hell” is heavily related to Hamlet. For example, when Hamlet is visited by the ghost of his father, it tells him that he was murdered by Claudius and Hamlet needs to seek revenge for his death. Hamlet is all about the seeking of revenge. In the play, Fortinbras and Laertes are also looking for revenge for the deaths of their fathers. Fortinbras and Laertes are active in their quest for revenge, but in…