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The wife of Cleon, Dionyza promises to care for Pericles's child, but falls prey to jealousy and envy when her own daughter is less praised than Pericles's. daughter. Hence she plots to have Marina killed. The extract starts with Dionyza trying to persuade Leonine, her servant, into killing Marina. Dionyza says ‘Thy oath remember; thou hast sworn to do’t’ showing us that Dinozya has already spoken to Leonine about murdering Marina. We also see the convincing powers of Dionyza as she is very aggressive

Greek Guest friendship and Heroic Ideals 1. Why would Glaucus and Diomedes place such emphasis on lineage and on the stories of their ancestors? One of the common features of the ancient Greeks was their practice of guest-friendship. They honored friendship that had been established by their ancestors. Thus, they would not fight with someone who is a friend. Moreover the Greeks were very competitive of their past. If an aristocrat had ties with a legendary hero of the past, he would be placed in

The incident of JFK assassination is one of the biggest events in the United States of America, and so many of myths and theories are discussed and examined by tons of people who are professional and amateur in any kinds of fields. Even if the Warren Commission adjudicated the JFK assassination was done by only Lee Harvey Oswald, there are significant amount of eyewitnesses that we cannot just ignore are testified and mentioned something about the second sniper which make the people believe that

Dionysius, the divinity to whom the Greek drama was from first consecrated, was the youngest of the gods (185). To common Athenian people Dionysius was peculiarly dear as for them he was the giver of life especially the life of vine. His was the spring and winter festivals in villages when people welcome the signs of renewed life in the fresh leaves and the grass and also at the ending. He was also the God of ecstasy and sorrow, both tragedy and comedy were derived from the choral dance in his honour

According to Shaw in “Spartacus and The Slave Wars”, prisoners of war enslaved at the end of the Second Punic War rebelled in 198 B.C. This slave uprising in central Italy is the first reliable report of one, although it was surely not the first actual slave uprising. There were other slave uprisings in the 180s. These were small; however, there were 3 major slave revolts in Italy between 140 and 70 B.C. These 3 uprisings are called the Servile Wars, since the Latin for 'slave' is servus. However

When choosing a poet to give Athens much needed advice to hopefully save it from what seems to be the inevitable end to the Peloponnesian war, one might consider either Euripides or Aeschylus. Both are excellent tragedians. Based on one’s political beliefs, one will probably easily choose one over because they stand on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Euripides is for a more socially progressive state whereas Aeschylus is for a more conservative form. However, there is a third, and in fact

The visual concept would be colors and armor. Cleon and his close followers should be seen as a representation of the nazi party without the super identifiable swastika while Antigone and the people on her side should be seen as the more civilian German group, maybe with some characters looks to be

Antigone Fights Antigone is a Greek play that features a heroine that shows courage and righteousness. This is an interesting play that I believe I would enjoy having the ability to direct. The possibilities that this play can become I think would be very entertaining and meaningful to explore. If I were to direct this play I would want it to communicate that courage comes in many forms and that following one’s beliefs and morals against oppressors is one of the most courageous things that one can

May the “Best” Man (or Woman) Win In fifth-century BC Greece, writers and philosophers were dedicating their entire lives to figuring out the world around them; consequently, many distinct thoughts have been recorded regarding overlapping concepts. For example, in the works, Antigone by Sophocles, On Justice, Power, and Human Nature by Thucydides, and The Republic by Plato, there have been different accounts of the definition and significance of justice. Each work is significant to western civilization

their ship at an inlet and await Odysseus’ commanding orders. “I have decided,” he gradually starts, “That half of you shall stay here and protect the ship, should there be anything that harms it. Now, I would like for Koios, Antiochus, Herodotos, Cleon, Niketas, Pelagios, and Iason to join me as I explore this unfamiliar island. If we do not return by dawn you may leave, for that is your warning that there is danger here. See you soon, my good men.” Odysseus and his army of seven disembark the ship