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possessed through their control of sex with their men. The entire idea of controlling the men was essentially the idea of Lysistra...
men. It is their rules and their decisions that determine how women should act and what role they can play in society. Antigones ...
she has aided and abetted a foul creature, and that the creature must be destroyed. Just as he married her for his own...
bound to engage. While mythological women were strong of mind and spirit, they were not allowed to express their inner most being...
contribution to the image in Greek mythology is the story of Chiron, who was born of a union between Zeus and Ixion, the son of Ar...
In five pages Euripides' tragedy is examined in terms of how Medea was ultimately corrupted by her desire for power. There are no...
In five pages this paper compares Euripides' character of Medea with the character of Penelope in Homer's 'The Odyssey.' There a...
In four pages this research paper contrasts and compares the portrayal of women and their roles in ancient Greek society as repres...
wife of Agamemnon who has been off fighting the Trojan War for ten years. The goddess Artemis had left the fleet organized by Aga...
In six pages this comparative analysis examines the suffering and fate of female protagonists Dredriu and Medea in these works. T...
In three pages this paper compares and contrasts three major female theatrical protagonists Sophocles' Antigone, Euripides' Medea...
that which was rightfully hers. This was a very grave endeavor during these ancient times and serves to illustrate just one small ...
must leave and also leave the children with him. In all honesty there is no reason why he should have dismissed her in such a mann...
and sweet, she becomes increasingly corrupted by her exposure to "the Plastics," which refers to the clique of the three most pop...
as she was forced to come face to face with her own shortcomings, which ultimately cast upon her the tragic flaw that eventually l...
Medea and Oedipus Rex are like many ancient Greek plays in dealing with a sub-theme of cruelty. This research paper examines the a...
This paper examines how women in Ancient Greek society were portrayed in a comparative analysis of the plays Lysistrata by Aristop...
in drama, as well as two of the most destructive. This paper compares and contrasts the plays that bear their names. Discussion H...
to be somewhat different from those of their male counterparts. While men typically choose to kill in a very straightforward manne...
In seven pages this paper considers how the classical Greek dramatist critiqued heroism in a contrast of antiheroes Pentheus, Mede...
In a paper consisting of 5 pages this paper examines how women's social roles are depicted in Medea by Euripides and Agamemnon by ...
In 5 pages this paper discusses the barbarian's role in the characterization of Medea in this analysis of the classic tragedy by E...
In three pages this research paper contends that the playwright conceived of Medea as a character that would inspire sympathy in a...
dynamics of the power relationship between them is more complicated than a simple balance between active and passive: at the start...
the gods may not necessarily determine all aspects of humanity, that which has been labeled as free will may not be free after all...
shown for "wives and women in general" (Vasillopulos 435). Christopher Vasillopulos observed in his literary criticism of Medea, ...
In four pages this paper discusses how events are influenced by character personalities in these works by Edison, Euripides, and W...
In 8 pages this paper compares how fear and power are thematically portrayed in these 5th century Greek plays. There are 5 source...
lament: "Of everything that is alive and has a mind, we women are the most wretched creatures. First of all, we have to buy a hus...
she has given up. She is dejected and withdrawn, lying on her bed despondent and weeping. This depiction highlights Medeas femin...