Thtr 133 133 Production Response Paper Medea I went to theatre to watch the play “Medea” on Feb. 20th. This show was very impressive for me. It talks about a tragedy which is relevant with Medea and her husband Jason. This play expressed how Medea avenges her husband's betrayal. Medea is a witch who has strong power and becomes angry easily. As my opinion, she loves her husband very much, but on the other hand, she can be very cruel because of her love. She used her power to enthrone Jason. What
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Zeus : Where is Peleus and Thetis? I want to congratulate them for their successful wedding ceremony. Apollo : I just saw them a while ago. Hera : I’m so glad that I am invited here. Oh Athena are you enjoying this occasion? Athena : Of course, I am. How about you Aphrodite, Are you enjoying this occasion? But wait where is Hephaestus, did he also come? Aphrodite : Oh yes I’m enjoying it. Well, yes he come with me. Am I beautiful today Hera? Oh you don’t need
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*Intro* From the dawn of time, (:P) human beings have had a vast range of beliefs. They have advanced from thinking that storms are the sign of the sea God, Poseidon’s wrath to explaining it in scientific terms involving the winds and the positions of the moon. However, is everything science tells us really true? What if the Gods exist to this very day, and roam about in the guise of normal humans? What would occur, if they assembled in one single place? With their egos, different opinions and self-importance
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McKenna Griffiths HUMN 1120 Short Paper 1, Prompt #3 2/9/2016 Phèdre’s Monsters Phèdre, the daughter of Minos and Pasiphae, is the half-sister to the illegitimate son of her mother and a bull: the Minotaur. Theseus, Phèdre’s husband and the king of Athens, seeks to kill monsters to protect his kingdom. The literal monsters that Theseus seeks to destroy exhibit the same features that are innate in his wife due to her monstrous blood line. Phèdre’s half-brother, the Minotaur, displays physical
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Mycenaean Society Features of a Mycenaean society: They came from Russia and to Greece in 2000 B.C. It was generally quite stable, with a strict hierarchal system where the king was at the top of. The kings built fortresses and castles on hilltops. and surrounded them with walls. The economy was based on agriculture, with two major grains produced, wheat and barley. The textile industry used mainly wool and linen, with different town specialised in different fabrics. The Mycenaean learned
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In the beginning of the play, Creon has returned from the Oracle at Delphi. He comes back telling Oedipus that the plague that has come upon Thebes will be lifted once the man that killed the former king is banished. The prophecies of the Oracle are an overwhelming theme of Oedipus Tyrannus. This is the question of fate versus free will. Or in the case of the Greeks, it corresponded to how much the gods may have meddled in their lives. At one point, Oedipus and Jocasta talk about whether prophecies
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to recall his resolution to leave Ireland and become a writer, reinforcing his determination to celebrate life through writing. Flight Stephen Dedalus's very name embodies the idea of flight. Stephen's namesake, Daedalus, is a figure from Greek mythology, a renowned craftsman who designs the famed Labyrinth of Crete for King Minos. Minos keeps Daedalus and his son Icarus imprisoned on Crete, but Daedalus makes plans to escape by using feathers, twine, and wax to fashion a set of wings for himself
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Sun Hwa Choi English 3 Thursday Evening Class Professor Humphrey Due May 21, 2015 Essay 4: Development of Heroes (+Hamlet) The Heroes of the Greek and Rome poetries share few common uniqueness. They are heroic in that they all sacrifice, they are all intelligent, they all have their own faith or luck, they are all remembered or also known as Kleos and they all wander and deal with many problems. We have read many of them in this course such as Odysseus, Oedipus, Aeneas, Achilles and Beowulf. Then
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The Greeks are famously known for their creations of extraordinary and unique sculptures. Some sculptures depict clear meaning of who the character is, the character’s actions, and emotions. However, the Zeus or Poseidon sculpture dating back to 460-450 BCE is up for debate. Many believe the sculpture is Zeus while others believe it is Poseidon. Zeus is known as being the king of all Gods while Poseidon is God of the Sea. The action in the sculpture is also up for debate because many believe Zeus
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Homer, throughout The Iliad, illustrates that although it can be difficult to reach, the rough road to compassion is noble and ultimately superior to the easier paths of anger and rage. In Book 22, Achilles demonstrates mindless rage as he desecrates the body of the Trojan warrior and son of King Priam, Hector. This violates Greek funeral rites, which say that a warrior of Hector’s status, like Patrokles before him, should receive a proper burial. Achilles’ rage over the death of Patrokles, however
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