Euripides Medea and Senecas Medea are the two surviving ancient tragedies of Medea Both versions are drastically different and contrast in several aspects Euripides portrays Medea as more human She is the epitome of the oppressed housewife and only after her suffering is she capable of the crimes she committed Senecas Medea is even more vengeful than Euripides and she is angry from the very beginning Senecas version also portrays Medea as a vengeful sorceress whereas in Euripides version though
The Characters of Hermione Perdita and Paulina in The Winters Tale Although Hermione is one of the main characters we see very little of her in the play She is horribly betrayed by her husband but we never really see her feelings on the subject In many other plays Shakespeare uses asides and soliloquies to give insight into the characters mind Hermione must be having complex and very troubling thoughts but we never see them Hermione is in Act I Scene ii where she plays the perfect royal hostess
Christian Elements of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was an epic story written during the Middle English period When one reads this story of the great knight and his companionship to King Arthur they usually think of the bedroom scenes the games played or the idea of chivalry However just like Beowulf which was previously read and written on one could see many Christian elements in Sir Gawain as well Here this essay will attempt to show some of these elements an
Euripedes Medea opens in a state of conflict Jason has abandoned his wife Medea along with their two children He hopes to advance his station by remarrying with Glauce the daughter of Creon king of Corinth the Greek city where the play is set All the events of play proceed out of this initial dilemma and the involved parties become its central characters Outside the royal palace a nurse laments the events that have lead to the present crisis After a long series of trials and adventures which ul