Medea Essay Love, How far will one go to make it last? ... Medea and Jason have had two children during their life together, but at the opening of Euripides' Medea, Jason and his father-in-law-to-be, Creon, say Medea and her children must leave the country so that Jason may marry Creon's daughter Glauce in peace. ... During that one day's time Medea confronts Jason, who blames Medea's banishment on her own temper, rubbing salt into the wound. ... With her future assured, Medea turns to other matters. Medea is a witch. ...

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As ancient Greek history has played such a pivotal role in subsequent cultures throughout time, that to learn about women in this society enhances our understanding of western civilization. Ancient Greece was not a united nation, but a collection of individual sovereign communities with a common language, and similar religious rituals and beliefs. Communication was difficult due to the numerous islands and mountainous terrain that bisected the communities of people. Democracy, classical art and architecture, philosophy, and drama all can trace their lineage to ancient Greece. Antique vases and...

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Over the past decade, the notion of zombies - dead humans who've died and come back to life as drooling, growling, flesh-eating monsters - has risen to new heights in popular culture. In this essay, I will discuss the scary, violent role zombies have played on TV and in movies. George Romero's, "The Night of the Living Dead" and its' sequels, spinoffs, satires and remakes are a seemingly endless bank of inspiration and lucrative investment1. The entire "Resident Evil" franchise; from games to the most successful and profitable game-to-movie conversions, comic books, novels and a...

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"There is more to be said then hath been for the clearing up of difficulties about the matter of witchcraft" (Sutler 23). The Salem witchcraft trials were one of the last outbreaks of witchcraft hysteria, certainly the largest in the new world, occurred from 1692-1693. 141 people were arrested as su...

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"There is more to be said then hath been for the clearing up of difficulties about the matter of witchcraft" (Sutler 23). The Salem witchcraft trials were one of the last outbreaks of witchcraft hysteria, certainly the largest in the new world, occurred from 1692-1693. 141 people were arrested as su...

• Word Count: 2508
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• Grade Level: High School

A proem is a short introduction, in verse, to the matter and meaning of the rest of the poem. Some published editions of the poem do not make a division between The Proem and The Dream. The Proem is lines 1 through 290, and The Dream is lines 291 through 1334, the end of the poem. In  The Book of the Duchess, the poet is introduced in the first person. He has difficulty getting to sleep and has not slept, he says, for eight years. ...

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Three Faces of Aeneas: The Gladiatorial Combat of auctores in Chaucer's House of Fame Dependence on literary tradition established by the textual legacy of prestigious Latin authors characterized the period of the composition of the House of Fame, one of Geoffrey Chaucer's early works. Authoritative Latin writers "auctores "provided the works of medieval writers with invaluable truths', which contributed to the credibility of medieval texts, though robbing them of certain amount of originality. However, in authorizing their works by utilizing the material produ...

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Arthur Miller, winner of many literary and dramatic awards, is an incredibly influential force in American drama. His plays deal with issues common to every society. He makes the audience face fault, weakness, and ignorance; subjects we would typical hide from. At the same time he emphasizes strength, human spirit, and familial love. Alice Griffin believes that Miller's plays are important internationally (xii). ...

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