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Eugene O'Neill: His Focus on the Maternal
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10 pages. In studying several of the plays by Eugene O'Neill, one can find a recurrent theme running through each of them. That of the mother, or maternal figure, and different representations of this maternal personification. The plays that are pertinent to this theme within this particular paper are Desire Under the Elms; Strange Interlude; Long Days Journey into The Night; and Moon for the Misbegotten. This is by no means a comparison of these plays, but simply an observation of a recurrent and related theme of the mother/maternal figure. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Euripedes' Iphigeneia At Aulis
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Iphigeneia is a heroine. As a central character in an epic, she incorporates many of the qualities defined as heroic for the age. She is brave, kind and willing to set her life at the feet of the social expectations - in this case, Artemis. This 5 page paper explores the underlying meaning to the play by Euripedes. No additional sources are listed.
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Euripides & Ibsen/Iphigenia & Doll's House
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A 5 page essay that contrasts and compares Euripides' Iphigenia and Ibsen's A Doll's House. The writer argues that in each case, the playwrights endeavor to reflect their respective societies realistically, while shedding light on a particular aspect of their respective cultures. In each case, these authors focus on the nature of women. In each of these societies, women held a subservient position to that of men. These playwrights take a humanist stance that argues against this cultural position and presents women as the emotional and intellectual equals of men. No additional sources cited.
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Euripides' "Electra": Tragic Hero
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5 pages in length. As the tragic hero and protagonist, Euripides' Electra is forced to come face to face with her own shortcomings, which ultimately cast upon her the tragic flaw that eventually leads to her downfall. In applying Aristotle's formula for tragedy to this play, facing opposition from within her own being is part of the inner struggle that Electra addresses throughout her life, wavering back and forth as a means by which to establish her self-knowledge. The fate that governs her life also controls the actions associated with her troubled existence; being both brave and courtly, Electra is compelled to exemplify that of an upstanding social ambassador. However, as time progresses, she learns that she, too, possesses a significant flaw and ultimately succumbs to the burdens of emotion that fate had already provided for her. No additional sources cited.
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Euripides' "Medea" And Ibsen's "A Doll's House": Empowerment
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5 pages in length. The very nature of empowerment is to obtain the strength – either internally or externally – in order to battle a personal encumbrance. For Euripides' Medea and Ibsen's A Doll's House, the two female protagonists both find themselves the victims of circumstance that prove detrimental to their existence as human beings. Medea is deceived and abandoned by her husband after she relinquishes her own life's path in order to follow his, and Nora lives within an empty shell she calls a marriage with a man who is ignorant of her emotional needs. These two characters experience a metamorphosis throughout their respective stories that ultimately encourages and empowers them to strive for what they believe. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Euripides' Alcestis
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This 5 page paper argues that the political issue of gender role identification in Euripides' play, Alcestis, provides a basis for discussion within the current social meaning of politics, gender and society as it pertains to the ancient Greek social system. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Euripides' Drama
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In a psychological drama, the attention of the audience is focused on the reactions of the characters to the situations presented. This 5 page paper explores the plays Alcestis, Medea and Hippolytus by Euripides, in terms of the conflict centered on gender issues and, or, the relationship between men and women. No additional sources are listed.
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Euripides/The Character of Iphigenia
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A 3 page essay that discusses the characterization of Iphigenia in Euripides' plays Iphigenia at Aulis and Iphigenia at Tauris. In these plays, Euripides shows Iphigenia to be a woman of extraordinary wisdom, discernment and courage. While highlighting these qualities, Euripides also humanizes his characterization of Iphigenia by showing that she also experiences rage against the unfairness of her fate. Examination of how her character develops over the course of these two plays points toward Euripides' most fundamental concepts in regards to Greek religion and adherence to duty to the state. No additional sources cited.
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European Identity in “Utopia” by Thomas More and “The Prince” by Machiavelli
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A 5 page paper which examines European identity when meeting other cultures. The paper utilizes “Utopia” by Thomas More and “The Prince” by Machiavelli for the examination. No additional sources cited.
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Evaluation of Gordon’s “Death in the Venetian Quarter: A Medieval Mystery” in Regards to its Historical Context and Connection to the Crusades
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This is a 5 page analysis of Gordon’s “Death in the Venetian Quarter: A Medieval Mystery” and additional comments on its historical context. Alan Gordon’s “Death in the Venetian Quarter: A Medieval Mystery” (2002) successfully combines elements of fact and fiction when unraveling a mystery during the end of the Fourth Crusade in 1203 in Constantinople. The historical accuracies of the novel are general in a broad sense with some variations as to the relationship of the Emperor and his family but overall the historical context only adds to the excitement of the work. A unique aspect of the work is his use of Feste the Fool as the central character. In Gordon’s version of history, court fools are part of an elite intellectual society which because of their positions are able to overhear conversations, due to the fact that most of the population disregard them, and makes them privy to information which prove helpful in their investigations. Once the reader accepts this premise, which has already been introduced by Gordon in two previous novels, the book becomes enjoyable in regards to the historical descriptions of the city and in Feste’s solving of the murder of Bastiani the silk merchant. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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