As many researchers know, Greece was infused with many misogynists at the time of Medea. The societal expectations revolved around the men and the stereotypes were typically for the women. When writers in Greece, all men, wrote pieces of work, they would write about the strengths of the men and and if women appeared at all, they would be presented in a condescending manner. There were a few writers that tried to shed light on the injustice women received, but would be immediately shut down by the
Discuss Medea in relation to the historical information on the status of women in 5th century Athens from the excerpts from Sarah Pomeroy's book, Goddesses, Whores, Wives, and Slaves. You may take any approach you like, an of course you do not need to be comprehensive, but your discussion should talk about at least three different issues. Additionally, say something about how reading a work in its historical context may change how an audience reacts to a text. Sarah Pomeroy’s book provides fresh
According to Foster’s description of an archetype, it sounds to me like it is the prototype for recurring patterns or components that authors use in their stories as plot or symbolic devices; the author may twist the variation of the archetype in their story, but it still bears semblance to the archetype itself and other variations authors have used. One the oldest archetypes known to mankind is the historical fight between good versus evil. You know, the usual: the good side and evil side go up