Jason Todd

perfect example of the contract made in marriage not carried out when one of the main characters, Tomas, abandons his wife and children in the wake of an avalanche. Euripides’ play Medea also depicts a broken marriage contract when Medea’s husband Jason leaves his children and wife to marry a princess. The contracts spouses create when they become partners for life include spoken words in the vows exchanged, a tangible sign of promises made to each other, yet there…

Medea has the perfect plan and she uses an unlikely source to do it. Yet, before she could put her plan into action, she begs Jason to convince his new wife to accept their kids as it is not fair that they get to be exiled from the only place they know. Jason, who at first was okay with having his kids exiled, wavers and decides to okay the situation and convince his wife into accepting his kids. Medea, now having her means of transportation, decides to do something special, “I too will aid thee…

Both “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood paired with Ulysses The Sirens by John Williams Waterhouse use the myth of Ulysses to show that he was surrounded by sirens and tied to an long pole and couldn't break loose.The Sirens were scary and dangerous creatures that seduced the sailors with their attractive voices to their doom and causing the ships to ruin by the island.The Sirens likes to hurt people by luring sailors with their enchanting music to their…

with Jason, however, the love Medea shares for Jason is not reciprocated. Jason refers to Medea’s people as barbarians when he tells her, “instead of living amongst barbarians, you inhabit a Greek land,” and she proves him right through her actions throughout the play. She acts out in a barbaric way, especially to those she loves. Medea is so vengeful that she is willing to to kill her own children to hurt Jason. Jason and Medea are madly in love, or at least Medea is madly in love with Jason.…

a tragedy of a woman who feels that her husband has betrayed her with another woman. Upon this betrayal, Medea swears to exact revenge upon Jason and his new wife Gluace, the daughter of Creon, King of Corinth. We are first introduced to an agonizing Medea, racked by sorrow over husband's lack of faith. Medea's nurse is relaying Medea's reaction to Jason taking a new bed: She just lies there. She won't eat—her body she…

Queen of the British Celtic tribe the Iceni, Boudicca led a revolt against the Roman Empire. After the death of her husband and betrayal of his final will and testament which left his kingdom to both his daughters and the Roman Emperor Nero to hopefully stop attacks on their tribe and form an alliance. The kingdom was invaded and once Boudicca objected to this both Boudicca and her children were beaten and raped. As well as this the other chiefs of the tribe were robbed of their family estates.…

commit such horrendous crimes. Medea’s unstable state of mind is a combination of Jason’s betrayal, isolation from her loved ones, and trauma. Medea’s trauma can be linked to warriors taking part in a battle. Medea commits several inhumane acts for Jason, which is similar to warriors taking part in battle for political agenda’s of monarchs. In the play, Medea shows regret over the violent acts she has committed on Jason’s behalf. Lush describes her condition as someone with chronic PTSD as he…

Hera is known for her many revengeful plots against Zeus’s many girlfriends. In the past, Hera is involved in the Trojan War, she sought to bring down the city of Troy because Prince Paris chose Aphrodite over her. A temple and many statues are dedicated to Hera for her importance in her cult following. Hera is the Greek goddess of childbirth, marriage and women. She is married to Zeus and has three kids: Ares, Hephaestus and Eileithyia. Her family includes her siblings Zeus, Poseidon, Hades,…

Cleopatra Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator was born in 69 B.C, in Alexandria, Egypt, to the strong-ruling Pharaoh, Ptolemy XII and his wife Cleopatra V Tryphaena, who was possibly his half-sister. She later died in 30 B.C. At first, she ruled ancient Egypt alongside her brothers Ptolemy XIII and Ptolemy XIV. Due to her greediness of power, she was forced to leave Egypt, but returned with an army she rose to defeat her brother Ptolemy XIV, to reclaim the throne and the title of Pharaoh.…

The women in the Odyssey play a pivotal role in Odysseus’s journey back home from Troy after the war. His journey was made complicated right from the start when Ajax, a Greek warrior raped King Priam’s daughter Cassandra which enraged the goddess Athena, and she was mainly responsible for Odysseus’s late homecoming. Throughout the Odyssey, Odysseus comes across women during his journey who appear in the form of temptresses or seek to destroy him. Athena plays a lead controlling role in the…