(Euripides pg 32). ... (Euripides pg 31-32). ... Euripides was very ahead of his time in regards to the way he spoke of women and how he treated them in his work. ... Medea is a sorceress - a woman with power - and Euripides highlights the struggles she faces purely because of the natural advantages that she has. ... Medea "Medea" is still a very relevant piece of theatre in modern society. ...
Clytaemnestra and Medea: Two women seeking justice Clytaemnestra and Medea are two women who are seeking justice for a wrong committed by their husbands. Clytaemnestra's husband, Agamemnon, did not wrong here directly but rather indirectly. Agamemnon sacrificed their daughter Iphigeneia, in ...
Other than Sophocles, before him, were Aeschylus and Euripides. ... He is known as "the father of the Greek tragedy " because he one of the earliest play writes, somewhat setting the stage for both Sophocles and Euripides. ... Euripides was born in 480 B.C. in Salamis (DeHaven). ... Euripides did use the inspiration from Greek mythology and legends, same as Sophocles and Aeschylus, but tried to relate to the modern day Athenian of his time, Among his plays, were Cyclops, Medea, Andromache, and probably his most famous, Helen. ...
The playwright Euripides wrote a controversial play to open the discussion about the treatment of women by men. This play, Medea, shows how poorly women are treated by their husbands and the things that a women could to exact revenge on her husband. 6.) ...
