she stopped the winds so that when He was preparing to attack Troy he had no wind to sail his ships. She was said to have decreed that the only way he would get the wind back was to sacrifice his daughter Iphigenia. Now it is said that Artemis substituted a deer at the last moment and took Iphigenia off to Tauris to train her as a
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Throughout all of history people have been writing about the temptations of mankind and their rise to glory and honour, which can ultimately lead to their demise. Through the three plays Agamemnon by Aeschylus, Oedipus the King by Sophocles and Hippolytus by Euripides, there are three prevalent themes. These are the role of the gods, the difference between good and evil and human responsibilities. All three of these tragedies reveal the importance of the role the gods play to mankind. The gods have
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The Dominance of Fate Fate was of great concern to the Greeks, and its workings resonate through many of their myths and texts. We see countless characters who go to great lengths in attempts to alter fate, even if they know such an aim to be futile. The inability of any mortal or immortal to change prescribed outcomes stems from the three Fates: sisters Clotho, who spins the thread of life; Lachesis, who assigns each person’s destiny; and Atropos, who carries the scissors to snip the thread of
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4 innocent person. His own love of his live Ophelia, and mom, Queen Gertrude was killed by the poisonous drink which was meant for Hamlet. Ophelia's father and brother ended up dead. In Agamemnon only two innocent lives were lost, Cassandra and Iphigenia. In my opinion i think Agamemnon deserved his tragic end. He had made many mistakes, he abused Clytemnestra then killed his husband and married her, then after sacrificed his own daughter. Aristotle definition of tragedy consist of 4 parts.
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In the end, however, they join the rest of the Greeks and sail united against Troy. En route, the fleet angers Artemis, who stops the winds from blowing. To appease her, the chief of the Greeks, Agamemnon, is forced to sacrifice his own daughter, Iphigenia. The battle goes back and forth for nine years. The Trojans, led by Priam’s son, Hector, finally gain an advantage when Agamemnon kidnaps the daughter of the Trojan priest of Apollo. Achilles has warned against this, and he is justified when Apollo’s
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Professor Wall English 1B Play Response Live Theater: Oresteia Fractum When I looked at the name of the play, I was very curious about what Oresteia Fractum is and how fun it will be. I was quite looking forward to watching it because it was my first time to attend a formal theater in my new American life, and I also watched the promo on YouTube before I went there. On March 11, which is Sunday, I watched John Wilk’s Oresteia Fractum at City College of San Francisco Diego Rivera Theatre
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what she did was right, but understandable. She is shown as a malicious, vengeful individual who is depicted as the antagonist because of the murder of Agamemnon and Cassandra, but she was probably much more of a kind person before the sacrifice of Iphigenia. This is brought forth near the end of the play when she speaks to the Choros about why she did what she did. It almost makes one feel morally torn between whether or not they approve of her actions or not. CASSANDRA With the introduction of
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The Apple of Discord The gods had gathered at the marriage of Peleus and Thetis, the parents of Achilles. However, Eris, the goddess of discord, was stopped at the door, since nobody wanted disharmony on the merry occasion. Eris was angered, and threw away her gift, which was an apple having the words Ti Kallisti (To The Fairest) inscribed on it. This apple became a source of conflict between three goddesses: Hera, Athena and Aphrodite. Top The Judgment Each of them felt they deserved the
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4 innocent person. His own love of his live Ophelia, and mom, Queen Gertrude was killed by the poisonous drink which was meant for Hamlet. Ophelia’s father and brother ended up dead. In Agamemnon only two innocent lives were lost, Cassandra and Iphigenia. In my opinion i think Agamemnon deserved his tragic end. He had made many mistakes, he abused Clytemnestra then killed his husband and married her, then after sacrificed his own daughter. Aristotle definition of tragedy consist of 4 parts. It
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Pradaism. 5. The 3 Greek Tragedian playwrights’ discussed in Chapter 3 of Theatre are: a. Plautus, Terence, and Machiavelli b. Aristotle, Aristophanes, and Aeschylus c. Sophocles, Euripides, and Aeschylus d. Medea, Iphigenia, and Socrates d) e) Futurism. f) None of the above. 6. Which of the following is NOT a form of Japanese theatre: a) Kabuki. b) Xiqu. c) Bunraku. d) Noh theatre. 7. Cornerstone Theatre Company… a. Founded by two
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