Micaela Walker Dr. Reznicek English 120 12 December 2014 Comparing and Contrasting Feminine Autonomy Within Ancient Greek and Victorian culture, there are many standards that must be upheld especially through a family within political power. This essay will attempt to prove that although these women are married, when accused of scandalous infidelities, they have the ultimate autonomy to chose how they wish to be portrayed within their society. Throughout Shakespeare's Hamlet, Hamlet’s mother
In this essay I will first discuss the comparison between Medea and the ancient expectations of women and then the expectations of Penelope, wife of Odysseus, to contrast the story of Medea. Throughout Greek dramas there is always an underlying message of opposing values. This allows the audience to learn about the nature of humans, and life. The play Medea, by Euripides, is no exception to this in Greek dramas. The play manifests the conflict between the conflicting values betrayal and loyalty through
Essay question: Show how your chosen texts engage in debate over the distinction and hierarchy of genders. In the patriarchal setting of classical literature, strong and complex female characters are often hard to find. Some texts, however, are known as quite misogynistic to the general public but, with a better attention to details, can be read a proto-feminist. Taking the example of Homer’s Odyssey and Euripides’ Medea, I will attempt to demonstrate how these texts engage in debate over the distinction
Literary Analysis Essay 1 – The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey Who doesn’t love a good tale with the elements of a hero, a quest filled with trials, and a good ending? The Epic of Gilgamesh and The Odyssey bring all of those elements into play throughout their stories, adding in a few elements not quite as common, but no doubt enthralling and captivating to their audience. These literary epics introduce us to quests besought with trials and tribulations that could easily make the heroes surrender
In my previous essay, I explained positive deception and how the female characters in The Odyssey sought to deceive to save themselves or their loved ones. Reading the Euripides’s tragedies Medea and Hippolytus I have found that deception in the female characters come from revenge and to protect their own reputation. Medea deceived so that Jason could feel the same pain that she has endured. Since Hippolytus did not worship Aphrodite she resulted to act in treachery. The women in both of Euripides
and everyday things in our lives. Of these gods and goddesses, Athena, the goddess of wisdom, literature, arts, reason, and battle strategies, is definitely one of the most important, and added many things to the world of the ancient Greeks. In this essay the lineage, appearance, personality, powers, stories, and allusions of this great Greek goddess will be