Similarities Between Virgil And Medea

I chose “The Iliad” by Homer and related it to “Medea” with the theme and subject matter of heroism. I specifically chose Achilles from “The Iliad” because I was able to connect his actions, when Patroclus died, to Medea’s, when her husband betrayed her. These two situations are completely different, however, both characters felt deeply betrayed. A hero is defined as someone who has done great things in life, however, this case is not as such.

Jason from Medea and Creon from Antigone are both male characters who have limited amounts of power. For instance, although Jason is an ancient Greek hero, he does not have an immense about of power. In fact in Medea, Jason “goes to bed in a royal marriage with the daughter of Creon who governs this land” in hopes of getting more comfort in his life (Medea. 16-18). However, his first wife Medea is grealy maddened by this.

women have made an exceedingly great impact on the world’s economical, social, and political spectrum. However, women are still deemed inferior to men in past and present cultures. The inferiority of women has been portrayed through various avenues such as literature and written works. The Virgil’s Aeneid and Ovid’s Metamorphoses’ women characters are three perfect depictions of how women in today’s society are dominated, disregarded, and discredited.

Women’s rights movements have made incredible progress in recent times. Although there are many countries around the world where women are facing political and social unjustness, the social class of women in ancient Greece of 5th century BCE was solely grounded by patriarchal ideologies. The Greek playwright Euripides creates a persistent character Medea, in his classic tragedy Medea. Today, scholars study this relentless protagonist who has become an eternal and timeless symbol of femininity and womenfolk revolt. Whilst many themes such as passion, vengeance, and exile are present within Euripides’ Medea, the theme of women and femininity is critically manifested throughout the interactions of its central

The power of women remained extremely limited in ancient Greece. Women were mostly viewed as the housewives and mothers instead of being involved in society. In the excerpts Lysistrata written by Aristophanes and Roman Women Demonstrate against the Oppian Law written by Livy, lies a clear indication that women thrive to have additional power than they originally possess. In fact, women aspire to be able to have a say in the salient aspects of their community, such as wars they lose their husbands to or the allowance of the amount of jewelry that is able to be around their neck in public. Furthermore, the women start substantially weaker than the men and rapidly realize they can have power over them. In Lysistrata, the women are able to manipulate the men by taking away their number one desire. Meanwhile, in Roman Women Demonstrate against the Oppian Law, begging the men is the tactic the women use in order to achieve what they hunger for. By viewing and analyzing two sources, the audience comes to the conclusion that women happen to able to achieve further power than originally granted by protests and determination.

Women have played important roles throughout history. They have been responsible for the rise and fall of nations, sustaining families, and have been the focal point of worship in ancient religions. Moving forward in history, women's roles have continually changed. Their status as matriarchs changed as the more advanced ancient civilizations rose. The patriarchal societies of ancient Greece and Rome viewed women differently from some societies of past eras. The study of the economic and political status of women, their rights, and their contributions to both these ancient societies reveals how views change throughout history.

During this century, women were present, but they weren’t thought to be nor do much where they lived. This idea was common amongst almost every civilization during this time. In Greek civilization, they had this attitude towards women. In Ancient Greece, women had very few rights, especially compared to those of their male counterparts. Women were unable to vote, own land, and inherit things. They were also not allowed to run for any position in office, nor attend public assemblies. Some women during this time were also prostitutes. The

Modern day America considers women equal to men. From childhood, girls, like boys, receive an education in order to pursue their own individual interests which eventually lead to a life filled with opportunity. With hard work, women can become teachers, scientists, government officials or whatever they dream. Young students of history and literature may be surprised to realize that females were not always viewed as they are in American society today. Homer’s Greek epic, The Odyssey, portrays women as inferior to men because they are untrustworthy and cause pain.

People hate women. Women hate people. It is seen how throughout the years, the strong dislike towards the feminine group of society has been portrayed through the arts such as literature. This can definitely be seen in ancient writings seeing that men, who were on top of the “food chain” stripped women of their value in society as fast as they stripped them from their garments for sexual pleasure. As generations passed, empires fell, and nations collapsed, women continued to be looked down upon and they remained hidden under the shadow of men. Unlike recent years, no one, not even women themselves, dared to stand up for a chance to be seen as an equal and not a property. But Euripides did. Or so they say.

In all cases, women are seen as subordinated to men. It does not matter if we were in today times or the ancient times. In modern time ideally women are to stay at home with the kids and be the homemaker 's, While on the other hand men are to go out and work to provide for their wife and children. In jury of her peers the female character Mrs. hale revealed how Mrs. wright had such a beautiful voice and song for the choir but somehow it all changed when she met john wright. “(She used to wear pretty clothes and be lively--when she was Minnie Foster, one of the town girls, singing in the choir. But that--oh, that was twenty years ago." (111) In the ancient Greece men where frowned upon if they they let a man boss them around. Men in ancient Greece ran the public sphere. Women were not allowed out unless occopined by a male.

For centuries women, in many cultures women have been fighting for their rights and women equality, politically, socially and for their own personal reasons. As women have been fighting for equality, politically, socially and personally, they had no importance in these platforms in Greece. Athenian woman had very view rights and were controlled by a male relative. Even though ancient Athens was in a state of democracy, women were powerless to vote, and do any political activity. It was disgraceful for a woman to be brave and express a role of men. This essay will go more in depth about Athenian women and how they were treated.

Abraham in his attempt to kill Isaac, was doing so in order to follow God's wishes. Abraham's moral agency was grounded in his trust in God's will, and that he must follow what God commands him to do. In contrast, Medea kills her children of her own accord. She reasons with herself that it is somehow the right thing to do in order to protect them. There is no higher power beckoning her to kill her children.

Medea and Antigone are very determined people who will get what they want no matter what. In the play, Antigone defies the king and buries her brother at night. She says “You may do what you like since apparently the law of gods mean nothing to you” to Ismene which clearly states that she is doing it for spiritual reasons. For if she does not, Polyneices will not be accepted into heaven. Medea allows her sons to be killed and purposely kills Creon’s daughter to spite her husband. She is driven by her desire for revenge and her heart has been poisoned by the betrayal from Jason. Love and infatuation also plays a big role in both stories. Antigone’s love for her brother caused her to bury him whereas Medea killed people because of her infatuation

In Athens, Ancient Greece, it was hard to be a woman because women were not only considered the weaker sex next to men, but also had very little rights, “Our noble magistrate, why waste you words on these sub-human creatures…” (Aristophanes 199). The women of Athens around 400 B.C.E. were mainly seen as sexual objects and housewives, not by only the men, but the women themselves. This shows in Aristophanes writing:

The power of women was very limited in ancient Greece. Women were mostly viewed as the housewives and mothers instead of being involved in society. In the excerpt Lysistrata written by Aristophanes and Roman Women Demonstrate against the Oppian Law written by Livy, there is a clear indication women thrive to have more power than they are originally granted. In fact, women want to be able to have a say in the important aspects of their community such as wars they lose their husbands to or the amount of jewelry they are allowed to wear to show their honor and wealth. Furthermore, the women start very weak, but then realize they can have power over their men. In Lysistrata, the women are able to manipulate the men but taking away their number one desire. Meanwhile, in Roman Women Demonstrate against the Oppian Law, women are able to beg men into giving in to what they want. By viewing and analyzing two sources, the audience comes to the conclusion that women are able to achieve more power than they are originally granted.