... Jason that she is wrong for what she has said and that he is right for marrying a princess, because it will be better for their children (Medea 845-954). Clytaemnestra and Medea set their victims up by making them feel as though nothing is wrong. Clytaemnestra decides the way to kill Agamemnon is while he is bathing, there he is defenseless. Clytaemnestra carries ... Thracian winds, she feels it needs no explanation (Hamilton 255). She feels it is anAct for act, wound for wound? (Agamemnon 1555), therefore it is just. In Euripides? Medea the chorus does not find fault with Medea for pun...

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... . 2.) Before the alphabet, the Greeks were an oral society. They would discuss various topics in groups and talk in public areas. Homer's stories were not written down. They were memorized by heart and then told to the public. One if his stories, The Odyssey, taught there was something much more important than battles, and death. It showed that connecting with family ... topics of the day. With people stating their thoughts and opinions all other the city, politics began to transform into entertainment called drama. These dramas were performed at festivals accompanied by music. This was ...

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... killing from view of the audience (bates). The characters wore more elaborate costumes, so that they could be more visible and noticeable on stage. Euripides was born in 480 B.C. in Salamis (DeHaven). His interests were philosophy and science which influenced his ideas for his plays. He began writing plays ... his characters represented every day people who depicted social, political, and moral issues. Religion also came into play in many of his works. Euripides did use the inspiration from Greek mythology and legends, same as Sophocles and Aeschylus, but tried to relate to the modern d...

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