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the ancient Greek myth of Medea. Euripides' tragedy "Medea" focuses on the revenge of Medea, a sorceress and former wife of Jason, after he abandons her for another woman. Sophocles' tragedy "The Women of Trachis" explores the aftermath of Heracles' accidental death caused by the poison coat given to him by his wife, Deianeira. While both tragedies deal with themes of betrayal, revenge, and the destructive power of love, they approach the myth from different perspectives and emphasize different aspects of the story.
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Who was the author of the first written comedies known to us from the greek world A. Sophocles B. Aeschylus C. Aristophanes D. Eumenides?
Aristophanes was a satarist. The Eumenides is the third part of the Orestiea. Sophocles and Aeschylus were both tragic writers. Sophocles wrote what are called the Theban plays but came later that Aescylus who is most famous for the aforementioned Orestiea. It is important to note though, that there may have been other tragedians from earlier whose works simply do not survive.
Which type of play was fun in Athens?
Both the Satyr Play and the Comedy. They were staged after the serious trilogy of tragedies to lighten up the audience and send them home in a lighter mood.
What did thomas Paine and Walt Whitman both express ideas about?
They both wrote about patriotism and duty.
What did the Marquis de Condorcet and Mary Wollstonecraft have in common?
Both wrote about the importance of education for women. :)
How did Locke and Rousseau influence the principles of American democracy?
Locke and Rousseau were both writers. Both men wrote about democracy and the rights that all people should be given.
Who is sophocles?
Sophcles was a dramatist whose long career came between his contemporaries Aeschylus and Euripides. A respected public figure of Athens, he was both a priest and a general (an elected position), but he is best known for the many dramatic prizes he won after 468 B.C. Like the elder Aeschylus, Sophocles was known as an innovator. He is credited with introducing a third actor, expanding the chorus from 12 to 15 players and replacing the trilogy form with self-contained tragedies. It is estimated he wrote more than 120 plays, of which only seven are extant (hundreds of fragments survived also). His most famous play, Oedipus Tyrannus (also known as Oedipus Rex or Oedipus the King), is considered by many to be the apex of Greek dramatic irony. His other plays include Antigone, Electra, Trachiniae (The Women of Trachis) and Oedipus at Colonus (produced after his death).Sophocles was a Greek writer of tragedy.
What influences did Sophocles have on today?
A play is meant to entertain. A play that amuses the audience is considered a comedy, and a play that saddens is classified as a tragedy. Sophocles wrote tragedies about ordinary people and their interaction with fate. All of Sophocles' major characters posses a heroic flaw. A heroic flaw is a trait that brings both good and bad events upon the character (Magill 3). Sophocles' use of heroic flaws, the irony between a prophecy and a characters attempt to avoid it, his definition of what makes someone great, and his view of laws are the reasons why his plays are still read almost two thousand years after they were written.
Who wrote the Oedipus cycle?
Sophocles wrote the Oedipus cycle.Specifically, Sophocles (495 B.C.E. - 405 B.C.E.) was an ancient Greek dramatist. He was born in Colonus and died in Athens, both places of which are linked with the story of disgraced Theban King Oedipus. He wrote around 123 plays, of which seven survive and of which three of those surviving are the Oedipus cycle: "Oedipus Rex," "Oedipus at Colonus" and "Antigone."
Why did Shakespeare have happy endings?
Shakespeare knew that people liked both happy endings and sad ones. That's why he wrote plays with both. The ones with happy endings were comedies and the ones with sad ones were tragedies.
Is Plays a classic?
Classical plays include Greek drama and both tragedy and comedy that were written by Greek playwrights including Euripides. Shakespeare wrote classical plays along with Christopher Marlowe and Edmond Rostand.
What were Greek tragedies were often based on?
Both A and B. --------> Acts Of The Gods
Who was the author of the first written comedies known to us from the greek world A. Sophocles B. Aeschylus C. Aristophanes D. Eumenides?
Aristophanes was a satarist. The Eumenides is the third part of the Orestiea. Sophocles and Aeschylus were both tragic writers. Sophocles wrote what are called the Theban plays but came later that Aescylus who is most famous for the aforementioned Orestiea. It is important to note though, that there may have been other tragedians from earlier whose works simply do not survive.
What is some tragedies in Barack Obama's life?
One was losing both parents at an early age.
The three great Athenian tragedians are Aeschylus Sophocles and?
The answer to this question has been widely debated, and in the end no clear evidence can be given to show that any of the "great tragedians" were actually Athenian. In a seminal paper published in 1943, Mitchel Kellers argued that, by and large, most of the evidence actually pointed to a Sicilian heritage for both Aeschylus and Sophocles. Considering this, it is not only factually in error but also a deliberate act of hubris to Westernize these writers by placing them in the same framework as other Western writers such as Plato, Aristotle, and Horace. In general, though, the other accepted--though still quite widely disputed--consideration for "great Athenian tragedian" is Euripides. Euripides' work is a testament to both the religious, social, and political issues that had Athens in a quintessential broil of debates. Most notably, "Bacchus" was perhaps the most widely acclaimed during his own time, and some scholars have argued it influenced the work of the Gospel writers, as well as the work of Josephus.
Are there any resemblances between the writings of Shakespeare and Marlowe?
Yes, indeed. They were both dramatists writing at about the same time. Marlowe wrote a lot fewer plays and his plays are primarily tragedies but he used the same blank verse Shakespeare did. The styles are similar, as much as both of them have a style similar to the many other playwrights writing at the time.
What tragedies occurred in Roosevelt's life in 1884?
His mother, and then his wife, both died in the same house on the same day.
What shakspeare plays are tragedies?
Since both Romeo and Juliet die in Romeo and Juliet, it is definitely a tragic play.
