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  • Achilles And Medea
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    The tragic play Medea is a struggle between reason and violence. Medea is deliberately portrayed as not a 'normal woman', but excessive in her passions. Medea is a torment to herself and to others; that is why Euripides shows her blazing her way through life leaving wreckage behind her. Euripides has presented Medea as a figure previously thought of exclusively as a male- hero. Her balance of character is a combination of the outstanding qualities of Achilles and Odysseus. The problem set at the...
  • Mr Spaces For The Children's Murder
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    A Woman Who Believes In The Power of Women Scene I: The Trial Introduction At the law firm of Theban Associates, one of the lead partners is Antigone, she is a hard worker whose intentions usually consist of reaching a compromise between the government and her client. As a defense attorney, her line of work is quite demanding and difficult since she is a female working in a male dominated world. While being placed in this position, Antigone is able to appreciate how difficult things are for a wo...
  • Tragic Hero Of Medea
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    While both Sophocles and Euripides are considered writers of Greek tragedy, their plays (Antigone, Oedipus Rex, Medea) have some subtle and some profound differences. In both Antigone and Oedipus Rex, the tragic heroes suffer from a major character flaw- hubris. The tragic hero of Medea does not appear to have such a contrived flaw, as she is not forced to suffer from her actions in the play (killing her children, etc. ). Because Euripides made little mention of the forces of divinity as they ef...
  • Medea As A Woman Of Barbaric Society
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    Love Will Make You Do Some CRAZY Things! Medeas character in modern society would be portrayed as a psycho BITCH, but yet she would be applauded for her strong will. We can compare Medea to Loraine Bobbi t, the woman who cut off her husbands penis a few years ago. In some people eyes these women are considered to be crazy. Therefore some people pity them and others fear them. As one reads the play the image of Medea is not a beautiful one; it is one of disgust. One may see Medea as a woman of ba...
  • Jason And Medea
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    The tragic tale, Medea, by Euripides proposes a certain question which create speculism. Wether or not Medea is the vill an, or is she a product of her environment, is frequently crictly analyzed. Medea, in the tale, commits a series of evil actions against the people which betrayed her. The cruel be trail which Medea endures can be interpreted as motif for her actions. Critical analysis of the circumstances surrounding Medea can help explain the vile deeds she committed. In order to fully under...

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