Electra Essay

Sort By:
Page 5 of 50 - About 500 essays
  • Decent Essays

    The idea of vengeance is portrayed in almost every aspect of Greek mythology. In the play Electra, vengeance is the central theme amongst Agamemnon's family. In the play, we read about Clytemnestra, and Electra and their points of view on blood for blood vengeance. In the play, Electra feels that vegence in terms of murder in return for murder is completely justified. Electra is extremely spiteful towards Aegisthus for murdering her father and how he handled her marriage situation. When Orestes returns

    • 786 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The Poetry Of An Author

    • 962 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Many critics of poetry are of the opinion to approach the poems or works of an author ignoring or disregarding their biographical features , as if did not influence at all on the design and creation of his poems . While it is true that some sepsis can help when it comes to not fall into false interpretations or twisted and complicated analogies , which amounts to combine meanings of certain verses to personal circumstances experienced by its author, it is no less true that a good biographical knowledge

    • 962 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Better Essays

    violence, and guilt . . . [it’s] dialogue is enveloped by deception, scheming and back-biting” (Manheim 88). This paper sheds light on how war, jealousy, hatred and oppression can all be strong catalysts of anger in Eugene O’Neill’s Mourning Becomes Electra (1931) by the employment of foreshadowing, symbolism and interior monologue, and how the outcome of the journey of revenge throughout the play results in nothing but guilt and

    • 1522 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Better Essays

    Among the top minds of the 20th century lie many great men who have devoted their lives to research in order to conclude an achievement of everyday remembrance as well in providing useful and technical information that will advance us in the future. Amongst these men lie Karl Marx, Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, and Marie Curie. One name who is highly debated and criticized for his theories is neurologist Sigmund Freud. Arguments take place in order to prove Sigmund’s authenticity and the level

    • 1568 Words
    • 7 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Good Essays

    Criticism Of Snow White

    • 1337 Words
    • 6 Pages

    examines the story from the mother’s (Queen) perspective. According to Barzilai (1990), Freudian theory could be applied to the reading of Snow White. The story is based on the love for one parent (King) and hate for the other (Queen). Although Electra complex is not credited as much as Oedipus complex in the literature of psychology, it presents a strong critique of the

    • 1337 Words
    • 6 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Decent Essays

    can be beneficial. Comparing the concepts in Sophocles' Electra to Gilligan's Violence: Reflections on a National Epidemic of Justice and the reasons behind it unfold. Understanding the concepts of justice and punishment, shame and honor, death of self, the death sentence, love, language and violence, gender-based violence, and how they affect killers may give insight into why violent actions are committed. Sophocles' dramatic tragedy Electra dives into revenge and the ancient Greek "blood for blood"

    • 1798 Words
    • 8 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    In Electra Sophocles focuses most attention on Electra’s desire to avenge her father. Electra's obsession with revenge is so excessive that it dominates all her thoughts and actions, turning her into a bloodthirsty madwoman. Unlike Electra, Chrysthemis has no burning desire for vengeance against Clytemnestra. She would rather forget the past and adapt herself to new environment. There are different approaches of accepting Agamemnon’s death that leads to the dispute between two sisters (El. 380-460)

    • 469 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Best Essays

    Introduction:- Since Sophocles and Euripides’s tragedies Electra and Orestes got so much success, name and received great critical acclaim they have been extensively approached and discussed in terms of characterization, themes, symbols, plot, incestuous love, demolition, betrayal and especially lamentation. For instance, Vengeance is the soul of the both plays and it is largely discussed as major themes of the play. But its connection with the tragedy of characters is far away better to be discussed

    • 1843 Words
    • 8 Pages
    • 8 Works Cited
    Best Essays
  • Decent Essays

    the most to me is the Electra complex. This disorder can not only cause family problems, but it can also cause severe developmental problems. Many times we as a society forget that Electra complex really can affect people in such negative ways. While there is no direct correlation to Electra complex in Hamlet, it is something that we as a class will be analyzing thus it is necessary to understand the fundamentals of this disease. One of the many misconceptions of Electra complex is that it is

    • 582 Words
    • 3 Pages
    Decent Essays
  • Decent Essays

    The second provided frame was taken from Electra Glide in Blue. The frame is the dramatic and impacting ending to the movie. The frame follows a seemingly endless stretch of highway into a beautiful scenery of desert. The most distinctive physical aspect of the frame is the slight discoloration. The scene slowly loses color as the frame stretches on from the body of the officer of who had just been shot. This loss of color could signify many things. This editing particularly signifies the loss of

    • 296 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Decent Essays