Euripides

I found it interesting that the first play to human knowledge is an African theater play and Ancient Egyptian quasi-theatrical events. The earliest record dated back to 2000 BC with the 'passion Plays” of Ancient Egypt. Some of the earliest plays had spirituality and religion mixed in with them through festivals that they would do a play concerning a life of Osiris mysteries. The festival was divided into three parts; the defense of Osiris by his son, the fight and demise of Osiris, the defeat…

Medea is a Greek tragedy written by Euripides, and first performed in 431 BCE. Medea tells a story of a woman, Medea, who has been wronged by her husband, Jason. There are two main emotions in this play: love and hate. Euripides develops these emotions in such a way that the emotions become pitted against each other in an epic love versus hate showdown. Medea has a monologue (lines 1039-1080) in which she decides whether she wants to kill her kids or not. The purpose of killing the kids…

Two of Euripides’ plays, Medea and Alcestis have many similar themes, but with many differences. They deal with topics such as the role of women and their expectations by men. The characters are very similar in many aspects, but different when it comes to actions and expectations. Medea and Alcestis have many similarities, but are about as different as can be when it comes to the expectations of women in Ancient Greece. Alcestis is the personification of the perfect woman, loving, caring for her…

The Importance of Comparison The three plays by Euripides that will be reviewed in this essay will be Iphigenia at Aulis, The Trojan Women, and Hippolytus. As I read each of these plays I found each more exciting than the last. The words of Euripides take the reader a step back in time and does a fantastic job giving the reader a mental image of what is going on. The stories of the Greek culture are very interesting and let the reader understand the values that were held in that period. They…

In the ancient world, women were seen as objects and inferior to men. Most women were not respect and some were passed around as trophies. The Iliad by Homer and Medea by Euripides, demonstrate the two types of women in ancient world: in the Iliad, Helen, the wife of Menelaus stolen to be married to Paris, and in Medea, Medea, a fleeing princess of Colchis who wants revenge on her husband. Helen would be an example of how women were traditionally treated in the ancient world. Helen was forced to…

Euripides infacnticdal re-imaging od the Medea myth continues to arouse controversy more than a millennia since it was penned in the fifth BC. A key reason it does so is because of the way in which Euripides challenges and offends what are still, even in the 21st century, traditional notions of motherhood. Jason has an inability to comprehend the actions that he does will affect those around him. Medea’s passion for vengeance on those that have mistreated her is a greater driving force then…

Antigone and Medea are both strong women who end up in conflict with the law. These two Greek plays, Antigone by Sophocles and Medea by Euripides, are centered around two women fighting back and responding in a manner they think is right. Antigone and Medea take place in ancient Greece, Thebes and Corinth, respectively. Antigone will do anything possible to achieve her goal, regardless if it hurts those she loves or breaks the law. By comparing and contrasting these main characters, we are able…

Phillip Vellacott translated four plays by Euripides articulately in Medea and Other Plays. Each of the plays in Medea and Other Plays, Euripides portrayed the duel sides of the greatness of Athens, in which Athenians in their actions were the opposite of their aspirations, cruel yet generosity, dishonest yet cruel truthfulness, revengeful yet honored justice. Three of the plays look to Athens for redemption while they are set in other cities: Medea in Corinth, Electra in Argos, and Heracles…

the context of the drama. The chorus of Aeschylus’ Persians is a group of Persian elders, while the chorus of Euripides’ Medea is a group of Corinthian women. Despite the differences among the two groups of the chorus, their functions and responsibilities within the context of the play are the same. Even though the chorus is a group of people in both Aeschlyus’ Persians and Euripides’ Medea, they…

Although someone commit sin, we are still able to sympathise with them despite their wrong doing. Many of Euripides characters in his greek tragedy Medea face hardship and although they do wrong we are still able to sympathise for them. It is easy for the audience to empathise for Medea’s sons who are completely innocent and have done no wrong however, Euripides tests the audience’s emotions by creating characters such as Medea and Jason who both commit horrible deeds yet face extreme hardship.…