Sometimes the reasons behind one's actions can be foretold by what you read in-between the quotations marks. Examination will be complete over three interesting quotes from three exceedingly different characters from within this saga. Phaedra with her obsessive nature dealing with controlling her passions; Oenone showing that she understood how important her mistress's honor was; and then Theseus complete with uncontrolled jealousy and blinded by his rage condemns his son to death. ... One might suggest that she takes the job a bit too far at times, and that is what sets her apart ...

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But, later on, the modern family cuts itself off from the world. ... The power of their plays comes from the industry of this concern. ... He may escape from the family, may triumph over its oppression, or may be destroyed by it. ... In such circumstances, the family becomes a defensive unit isolated from the world."13 The years from 1900 to 1930 saw a great variety of dramatic styles. ...

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