Medea and Antigone In the plays Medea, and Antigone, by Euripides and Sophocles, two women are portrayed as independent, stubborn individuals. ... In the tragic play Medea, Medea's husband Jason betrays Medea and decides to marry a more beautiful, youthful woman. ... Upon Medea's banishment, Medea argued repetitively with Creon. ... All Medea wanted was revenge. ... When Creon went to Medea with these accusations, Medea denied having ever said anything about revenge. ...

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Medea's nurse states of Medea: "And she herself helped Jason in every way. ... Now is the time for Medea to make her move. ... Medea is beyond rational thinking. ... Medea's plan is almost complete; Medea's children are the last victims. ... Medea's plan was successful. ...

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the historics of greek theatre Theater was born in Attica, an Ionic region of Greece. It originated from the ceremonial orgies of Dionysos but soon enough its fields of interest spread to various myths along with historic facts. As ancient drama was an institution of Democracy, the great tragic poets Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides as well as the comedian Aristophanes elevated public debate and political criticism to a level of aesthetic achievement. Euripides and the ethologist Menandros, in the thriving years of Alexandria and later on during the Roman domination, reached a beau ideal level...

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God indeed, when in anger, brings greater ruin to people's houses," says the nurse in the beginning of Euripides's play Medea (119-130). ... His first wife, Medea, is a powerful woman who has no place to go, so she becomes desperate. ... Even now I know that I am making a mistake," he says (Euripides, The Medea, 332-330). ... He lies and says that he is remarrying for the good of Medea and the children, so that they too may be royalty. ... Medea in her anger kills Creon and his daughter, and then kills her own children, only to cause Jason more pain. ...

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The Ancient Greeks and Hebrews had completely different views of the god/gods that they served. The gods that the Greeks worshipped were scheming or treacherous which was a complete contrast of the Hebrews all-powerful and all-knowing God. The Greek's religion was very different from the Hebrew's re...

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