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"Medea" ( Seneca ) and "Medea" ( Euripides ), 1999.
Compares the characters, incidents, themes, styles and language of these plays by Roman and Greek writers based on the same myth.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 2 sources, $ 47.95
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This study will compare two plays entitled Medea, by the Roman Seneca and the Greek Euripides. The focus of the study will be on the general superiority of Euripides' presentation of the tragedy. Despite the fact that the plays tell the same story, except for a few minor differences, the dramatic skills and story-telling flair of Euripides outshine the more leaden and much longer-winded Seneca.
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"This study will compare two plays entitled Medea, by the Roman Seneca and the Greek Euripides. The focus of the study will be on the general superiority of Euripides' presentation of the tragedy. Despite the fact that the plays tell the same story, except for a few minor differences, the dramatic skills and story-telling flair of Euripides outshine the more leaden and much longer-winded Seneca. Seneca tends to create interminable-seeming speeches with little dramatic or expository reward, especially from his Chorus. In fact, the editors themselves excise one long and obviously irrelevant speech "of great detail" from the Chorus of Seneca (Seneca 318). In addition, Seneca's tendency to flowery language often stops the play in its tracks rather than deepening its emotional impact as the author must have intended. Euripides, on the other hand, uses down-to-earth ..."
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"Medea" and "A Doll's House", 2005.
A comparative analysis of Euripides' "Medea" and Henrik Ibsen's "Medea" and "A Doll's House".
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 2 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper examines two texts, "Medea" and "A Doll's House" and looks at how they support and/or challenge the western notion where the feminine is associated with the female and the masculine is associated with the male. It looks at how in both the stories the main characters Medea and Nora, start of as the 'typical' females but through out the story challenge many assumptions of how women should be.
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"This essay examines how two stories, Medea and A Doll's House support and more importantly challenge our Western concept of what is 'male' and 'female', masculine and feminine. This essay will argue that through themes of sexuality, love, birth and empowerment both these stories challenge the notions that masculine equals male and feminine equals female. Euripides' Medea is an ancient Greek tragedy. It is a story of a jealous woman who sets out to revenge the betrayal of her husband, Jason. He has forsaken her, has decided to leave her for another woman and has ordered her banished. "
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Betrayal and Revenge in 'Medea', 2006.
A discussion regarding the emotions and pain that the character Medea endures, in the Greek myth 'Medea'.
1,587 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 51.95
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This paper discusses how betrayal always begins with a relationship of trust. The paper explains how the person who becomes the victim initially trusts the person who does the betraying. The paper uses this explanation of betrayal to understand the position of the Greek mythical legend, Medea, a woman who is exceptionally intelligent and also very angry.
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"At first, Medea reacts to Jason's betrayal with extreme grief and even suicidal thoughts: "That lightening from heaven would split my head open. Oh, what use have I now for life? I would find my release in death and leave hateful existence behind me" (747:142-145). What begins as a terrible and unexpected blow producing pain and grief then progresses to murderous rage and a burning desire for revenge. As the children's nurse describes it, "...now there's hatred everywhere. Love is diseased" (744:16).Because Medea lives in a patriarchal culture where women have no rights, she cannot fight back openly (as a woman might do in Court today, for instance). Instead, she has to scheme and manipulate. The nurse describes her nature as full of "wildness," with a "bitter nature," and "proud hearted" (746:103-104). "
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Eliza Doolittle and Medea, 2007.
A comparative analysis of the characters of Eliza Doolittle, from George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" and Medea, from Euripides' play, "Medea".
1,305 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 44.95
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This paper compares the characters of Eliza Doolittle from George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion" and Euripides' Medea by considering their different strengths and weaknesses, and the modes of representation used to distinguish them. Some reflection is also given to the means the authors use to convey the nature of each character and the ways in which the changes within the character are expressed. Finally, an attempt is made to analyze the two characters through considering the ways in which they have changed by the end of the play.
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" Although many critics have described Medea as being a woman that is transformed from someone who is suicidal and depressed into a person who is driven by anger and revenge, it is clear that Medea had always been a determined, strong woman. She had often used her magic powers to obtain what she wanted; shown through her actions in helping Jason obtain the Golden Fleece, the murder of her own brother, and through manipulating the daughters of Pelias to murder their own father. Instead, Medea is portrayed through Euripides, as a woman that kills while being completely sane, through an anger that is fuelled by pure jealousy. She is a woman scorned."
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"Medea" by Euripides and by Seneca, 2002.
A comparison of two versions of the story.
1,905 words (approx. 7.6 pages), 4 sources, $ 60.95
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This paper compares the two versions of Medea, one by Euripides and another by Seneca. The Greek mythological Medea is known for her evil nature and dangerous passions, which drove her wild with jealousy, and she committed a series of murders to make her husband suffer. This paper examines the story of Medea.
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"Medea is a despicable character of Greek mythology and Euripides later produced a play on her story. The Euripides?s version of Medea is the most popular though many others presented their own versions. Along with Euripides, Seneca also produced a well-known play on the subject. There have been slight differences in all available versions of Medea, but the plot remains the same. Medea was the princess of Colchis who fell in love with Jason and helped him obtain the Golden Fleece through her powers of Witchcraft. She knew magic and sorcery and often used her skills for her ulterior motives."
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"Medea", 2002.
An analysis of the emotional struggles throughout the classic Greek play "Medea" by Euripides.
958 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper describes Euripides? play "Medea" as a story about crimes of passion. Through the character of Medea, Euripides illustrates how one woman can become so overcome with rage and vengeance that she disregards all logic. The writer shows how Medea, through bitter revenge, destroys not only what is important to Jason, but to herself as well. Medea?s character demonstrates how one person can escape the realm of sanity and do irrational things in the heat of the moment causing irreversible damage.
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"Medea?s weakness is revealed through her excessive love and devotion for her husband, Jason. When he leaves her, she is hurt. Her emotion is expressed when explains to the women of Corinth that her heart is ?crushed? and that her life has no pleasure left. The depth of her sadness is such that she says she wants to die, explaining that Jason was her whole life. (24) Medea?s pain quickly turns to anger, which in turn becomes an intense and irrational need for revenge."
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Medea, 2006.
A summary and analysis of Euripides' work "Medea".
1,706 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper discusses, summarizes and analyzes one of the more famous works by Greek playwright Euripides, "Medea". The paper explains why some see the character of Medea as the villainess while others see her as a victim as much as a victimizer and that this later perspective suggests that the lesson to be learned from "Medea" is to stand up for what one believes in, and overthrow those who oppress and suppress.
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"Euripides, one of the great Greek playwrights of yesteryears, even today, remains a constant favorite among readers, more so than Sophocles or Aeschylus could ever become. The reason for this phenomenon is that Euripides more often than not, believed in sacrificing or sidelining propriety and correctness in favor of metaphorical and rhetorical displays of verse, and this may be what made him better known than most of his contemporaries of the middle Ages, when the Classical Greek tragedies came into their own. Euripides's treatment of the genre referred to as the 'tragi-comedy', therefore, is well known for being tame at times, and completely rhetorical at others and the reader often gets a feeling that he is reading the speeches of a great orator than the work of a poet. Euripides was a trained athlete, and was also a famed painter; however, it was his poetry that won him great acclaim and wealth during his lifetime. (Euripides and his Tragedies)"
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Oedipus and Medea, 2007.
An essay comparing and contrasting the main characters of Sophocles' "Oedipus the King" and Euripides' "Medea".
1,857 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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The paper examines how both Oedipus and Medea are unfortunate, and ultimately tragic, main characters. The paper further examines how their respective their motivations, circumstances, behavior, and relationships, are entirely different: Oedipus is motivated by pride and Medea by revenge. The paper discusses how Oedipus' behavior is excessively, sometimes comically prideful while Medea's behavior is cunning and manipulative, alternately rational and irrational, and ultimately evilly terrifying. The paper concludes that despite these many differences, both characters ultimately destroy everything around them that they love most.
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"Medea is a careful observer of others, with an uncannily accurate sense of which sorts of ruses they will fall for. Next, after talking Aegeus into giving her refuge in Athens, she convinces Jason to have Glauce to make the request to Creon that her and Jason's two children not be exiled from Corinth along with their mother. In exchange for this, Medea promises, the children will present Glauce personally with two gifts, a cornet and a dress: ". . . by the children's hand I will send to her gifts that far surpass in beauty, I well know, aught that now is seen 'mongst men, a robe of finest tissue and a chaplet of chased gold. But one of my attendants must haste and bring the ornaments hither" (Euripides, Medea [online text])."
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Medea: The Monomythic Antihero Cycle, 2006.
A paper on the story of Medea as the anti-hero.
1,526 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper defines Medea as the anti-hero of the anti-monomyth. The author traces the stages of the myth of Medea and parallels them with the stages in a typical monomyth. By drawing the parallels, the author is able to show that the Medea myth is a parody of the standard monomyth, showing the phases play out in a manner that is antithetical to the typical monomyth.
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"Joseph Campbell might well turn over in his grave to hear Medea's final murder of her children described as an example of the monomyth. Certainly, if one were to take into account other moments of Medea's life and her adventures with the Argonauts, it would be possibly --though difficult-- to make such an argument seriously. However, arguing that Medea's tale as told by Euripides is an example of the monomyth at work seems rather blind to the fact that the hero cycle is meant to be about the exaltation, rather than the denial, of life. The problem may be as simple as the fact that Medea is female. Many critics have noted that, "Joseph Campbell is widely acclaimed for his conception of the hero's journey. However it addresses only half the population by excluding females," (Johnson) and that as such a different schema may be necessary for approaching a woman's experience. Medea is not a hero-she is the goddess or temptress without whose aid a hero neither rises nor falls."
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Euripides? "Medea", 2004.
A literary review of "Medea" by Euripides, a story of one woman?s powerful love, dangerous obsession and ultimately, callous revenge.
1,184 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 40.95
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The writer examines the story of "Medea"?, which shows that civilized men ignore at their peril the world of instinct, emotion and irrational experience and that carefully worked out notions of right and wrong are dangerous, unless they are flexible and allow for constant adjustment. The paper shows the parallels between pride and passion; both of which make Medea?s ?evil hearted plots? materialize, and both of which lead to her corruption.
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"The hypocrisy of neglected ideals has often been condemned as a major sin; however, in the moral world as in the romantic, it is better to have loved and lost than never to have loved. ?Medea? opens with an oppressed victim claiming sympathy of Chorus and the audience, yet as the action develops inevitably, and the punishment shows itself twice as wicked as the crime, sympathy changes sides, and the audience are left with only one comfort. Since the worst has been reached, there can be nothing worse to follow. Here, ?many matters the gods bring to surprising ends. The things we thought would happen do not happen; the unexpected god makes possible??"
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Medea and Dido: Misunderstood or Treacherous, 2002.
Comparison of two famous literary characters: Euripides's Medea and Virgil's Dido.
1,443 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 47.95
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This paper outlines the similarities in the female literary characters, Medea and Dido. It suggests that, even though the two characters are usually thought of as very different, they share many similar qualities. It says that they are both strong, knowledgeable, admirable, patriotic, and have great love for their husbands and fathers. In spite of these similarities, the two characters are thought of very differently, however, because of their different motivations for their actions. Thus, Dido is remembered for her strength and knowledge and Medea for her treachery.
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"There is a great deal of modern scholarship associated with the classical treatment of women. Hundreds of pages of intellectual interpretations regarding the nature of their lives, their beauty, their wisdom and most specifically how they were treated by men, all through the fish eye view of classical literature. In two works there are two characters who are particularly fascinating to scholars, Medea and Dido. Euripides and Virgil both gave the world a true gift of literary interest. Comparing the two characters, Medea and Dido leaves an impression that they are a great deal alike, and yet the world?s lasting view of them is very different."
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Dido and Medea, 2004.
This paper compares the classical Greek female characters particularly fascinating to scholars, Medea and Dido.
1,450 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper explains that the two characters, Medea and Dido, are a great deal alike; yet the world?s lasting view of them is very different. The author points out that Dido is revered for her strength and knowledge, and Medea is hated for her treachery. The paper summarizes that the only real difference between the two women is the cause for which they exact revenge; Dido is given the opportunity to repay her debt to humanity by building a better home for herself and her people, whereas, Media has no such safety net, and she moves on to develop a much more conventional life, one with the protection of a man, Jason.
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"Modern or ancient, most had an opinion about women; they were loved so intensely through literature that even the modern reader can feel the pain of the author, admired so deeply that they were sought after even at the peril of the hero. "To him battles were not an end, but a means to that glory which would give him universal dominion over the minds of men and the hearts of women.? "
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Medea's Speeches, 2004.
An analysis of the speeches made by Medea in the play of the same name by Euripides.
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Over the course of Euripides?s play, "Medea", the protagonist makes five truly significant speeches, which seem to provide the outline for the plot. This paper explains how, in these speeches, Medea addresses the audience or the chorus of women, among whom she seeks a measure of justification and self-understanding. It discusses how, from the beginning, her motivation and determination in destroying Jason?s new family is obvious. However, her thoughts regarding the death of her own children seem to vacillate throughout the work. The writer points out that, over the course of these speeches, one sees the development of her revenge, the careful strategic outlay of her plans, and steady struggle with her maternal instincts. It also shows how her womanly desire for revenge and the desire to shelter her children from a harsh reality are portrayed in these speeches.
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"When we first see Medea enter the play, she is hysterical in grief. At that moment, she speaks of hating her children, saying ?Children of a hateful mother, I curse you / And you father. Let the whole house crash.? (112-113) Of course at the same time she speaks of killing herself as well, so one might chalk these murderous sentiments up to hyperbole. However, these words are significant for two particular reasons -- first that this mad grief belies her later philosophical resignation in speaking with the chorus, and secondly that this is the only time in the course of the play that Medea is ever shown as hating her children or failing to care about them. Here the poet seems to be suggesting that Medea?s later murder is driven by hatred, but throughout the remainder of the play and in all of the significant speeches she seems to be far more concerned with the welfare of her children than one might expect."
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?Medea?, 2002.
An analysis of the play "Medea" by ancient Greek writer Euripides.
874 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 31.95
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This paper examines the character of Medea in the play by the same name by the Greek writer, Euripides. By referring to examples from the text, the paper shows Medea's passion for her love Jason, her will to give up her family and country for him, her loss of status when her love affair does not work out, her misery in her situation and the final tragic murder of her own children.
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"Euripides? Medea is considered one of the most evocative plays about women?s rights. It is also one of the most controversial plays till today. The reason for this is probably because Euripides? chose to project Medea as an extremely strong woman who is not afraid to assert herself and chooses rather extreme means of doing so, including infanticide. It is her drastic actions, rather than the underlying principles that probably causes Medea to be a controversial work."
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'The Medea', 2006.
A discussion of Euripides' play, "The Medea", and its relevance for woman down through the ages.
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, $ 26.95
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This paper examines the play, "The Medea", explaining why the original play is deserving of guarded praise. No one need see the play for the story. We are all familiar with Medea, the barbarian princes and sorceress with ties to the gods. The paper also explains that, although this play cannot be described as great, it has been relevant for women down through the ages. Every woman who has been wronged in a relationship can relate to this play.
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