The Dramatic Appeal of Human Props in Greek Drama In both The Medea and Lysistrata‚ powerful women wage wars against the male-dominated status quo‚ harnessing minor characters as pawns to achieve their desired ends. Like all dramatic props‚ these manipulated characters do not have motivations or character arcs‚ nor do they single-handedly propel the action of either play. They serve as symbols rather than people‚ vehicles which Euripides’ and Aristophanes’ female protagonists
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themes of Medea‚ to me‚ were the most prevalent literary object in the play. They can describe almost every emotion and action of the main pro‚ and antagonists. The major themes of Medea are intelligence‚ manipulation‚ and ferventness. Her intelligence leads to the unnecessary death of her two children‚ her manipulative ways result in the unnecessary death of a king‚ and her ferventness is the main cause of distress for every single character involved in the tragedy. The tragedy of Medea is without
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AP Literature & Composition January 9‚ 2015 Medea Study Guide By Euripides Prologue (1130): Nurse‚ Tutor‚ Medea 1. What is the dramatic purpose of the Nurse’s speech? The Nurse’s speech works as an introduction to the background of the story that is needed to understand the motives presented in the story. 2. The Nurse begins by referring to Jason’s ship Argo that brought Medea to Greece from her home in Colchis (Black Sea area). According to the Nurse‚ why did Medea sail with Jason? “Mad love with Jason; nor would she… in Corinth
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In the play‚ Medea‚ characterization is used to reveal the protagonist. Medea was first produced in 431 BC by the author‚ Euripides. In the story‚ Jason decides to go to a lady which he believes is a better match than Medea. Later‚ Medea gives Jason a gift to give to the daughter of Creon. But that gift is poisoned and it leads to the death of Creon’s daughter‚ Glauce. In the play‚ Medea‚ the protagonist is Medea. The characters at the beginning of the play talk about Medea and discuss about her
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In a normative context‚ contemporary society puts a much larger emphasis on family and community than society did in the time of Medea. Specifically‚ society today promotes an environment of equality between people of different genders‚ classes‚ and ethnicities. Women are no longer bound to men after marriage‚ and attain the same rights as them. Foreigners are granted the same rights after immigration. Overall‚ this creates a familial community of cooperation rather than a patriarchal or power-structed
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there is no other power at all so gracious" (Euripides). In the play Medea by Euripides‚ Medea is driven entirely by passion and fury and does not consider the consequences of what she is doing. She is so focused on her desire for vengeance that she does not stop to deem if what she is doing is right or wrong. Others around her do not console her but instead push Medea into her excessive nature. In the play Medea by Euripides‚ Medea allows others to rule her conscience which results in her destructive
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In the play‚ Medea‚ translated by Robinson Jeffers‚ Medea is presented with many choices. These choices have big impacts on her and her peers’ lives. When reading‚ it felt like a children’s scary story where you were able to chose your own fate. Medea had many opportunities to chose her own outcome. Through her choices‚ she created great pain and a great story. First‚ the all-female chorus held many representations in the play. When they sang and said what they felt‚ no actions were taken to help
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Although Euripides play Medea creates feelings of fear in the audience‚ it also creates feeling of pity in the audience as well. Medea is firstly portrayed as a pitiful woman whose problem is much bigger than her own life. Facing the fact that she will be exiled very soon and the fact that she has nowhere to go‚ combined with her abhorrence towards her enemies‚ she starts to devise a plan that not only will set her free from her problems but also will cost a fortune to her enemies. But the audience
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Annie February 19‚ 2013 Oedipus / Antigone Response 1. What factors contributed to Antigone’s downfall‚ and does the end of the play satisfy the audience’s demands for justice? There are different factors that contribute to the downfall of Antigone. Firstly‚ the fact that two of her brothers have been fighting to death for the throne has had a negative impact on her life. She has lost both of her brothers at the same time. Secondly‚ Antigone believed that her decision was following
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Medea The Sanctity of Oaths Through the play Medea‚ Euripides shows us the importance of keeping a promise given. At the beginning of the story‚ we see the play’s two opposing views of promise keeping represented by the Nurse and the Tutor. As she stands outside of Medea’s house and laments the way Jason has slighted Medea by taking another wife‚ the Nurse speaks of the “eternal promise” Jason and Medea made to each other on their wedding day (17-21). The Nurse wishes
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