Medea Journal 2:
Instead of a crowd of towns people in thebes the chorus represents something different in Medea. In Oedipus the chorus was always talking to the gods and was reactive. In Medea the chorus shows pity towards the protagonist, Medea. There is a lot of foreshadowing and recap within the chorus when they are talking as well. The coments made by the chorus in the discription on the last page 46 state that they are making a description of the changing values of society. That a new independent women is arising into the scene now.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Medea Journal 1:
Sophocles inflicts fear and pity in the audience with medea's situation. Medea is a daughter of a son of Helios. Here Medea kills her brother to run away with this man that she has fallen in love with. The man who loved her she has had children with married another woman. Now she is stuck with these children that remind her of Jason. She wishes she could kill her sons. This invokes fear on the audience that something similar to this could happen to them. They also have pitty for her for running away with this man and being considered a savage.
Sophocles inflicts fear and pity in the audience with medea's situation. Medea is a daughter of a son of Helios. Here Medea kills her brother to run away with this man that she has fallen in love with. The man who loved her she has had children with married another woman. Now she is stuck with these children that remind her of Jason. She wishes she could kill her sons. This invokes fear on the audience that something similar to this could happen to them. They also have pitty for her for running away with this man and being considered a savage.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Oedipus journal 3:
There is; a big image of sight in this play. People are blind or can see, but don't know what they see. Tiresias after arguing with Oedipus in the court mocks Oedipus. (line 470) "you're blind to the corruption of your life," Tiresias can't physically see with his eyes, but he knows the truth. Oedipus can see with his eyes, but can't put the pieces of the puzzle together with the situation he is in currently. There is heavy imagery of always being blind. Not being able to see anything. This carries out through the play where Oedipus loses who he is himself and can't see where to go, or what to do.
There is; a big image of sight in this play. People are blind or can see, but don't know what they see. Tiresias after arguing with Oedipus in the court mocks Oedipus. (line 470) "you're blind to the corruption of your life," Tiresias can't physically see with his eyes, but he knows the truth. Oedipus can see with his eyes, but can't put the pieces of the puzzle together with the situation he is in currently. There is heavy imagery of always being blind. Not being able to see anything. This carries out through the play where Oedipus loses who he is himself and can't see where to go, or what to do.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Sophocles journal 2:
Men are like the leaders of the house, or of women. However women are treated very highly, but however more of a possession then a person. I believe since Jocasta is a prime example of how women probably acted in this society. Since she is queen it most likely is a requirement of her to act upon this manner. Women hold a certain kind of authority in this society, not in the manner that they control everything, but more of that they can persuade the people to do things for them. Men however seem to hold the highest and most prominent role in this society.
Men are like the leaders of the house, or of women. However women are treated very highly, but however more of a possession then a person. I believe since Jocasta is a prime example of how women probably acted in this society. Since she is queen it most likely is a requirement of her to act upon this manner. Women hold a certain kind of authority in this society, not in the manner that they control everything, but more of that they can persuade the people to do things for them. Men however seem to hold the highest and most prominent role in this society.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Sophocles journal 1:
Oedipus originally seemed like he was a good leader. He wished to help his people, and wanted to solve their problems. However later on when he gets the news of why the gods were plaguing his city he became frustrated and lashed out towards everyone. Oedipus then, in my opinion, became a bad leader. He accused one of his best friends of conspiring against him to claim the throne, and would not listen to Tiresias who was telling the truth.
Creon seems to be a trustworthy person who wishes to help the king in anyway he can. Creon is a person loyal to his country and would not betray it. Creon seems to be sad now that Oedipus is accusing him of betrayal and heresy.
Tiresias seems to be very knowledgeable however nobody believes him. He is a very witty person and mocks those who mock him. Since he knows all the truths behind Oedipus he is disgusted with the manner he was treated when visiting his palace.
Oedipus originally seemed like he was a good leader. He wished to help his people, and wanted to solve their problems. However later on when he gets the news of why the gods were plaguing his city he became frustrated and lashed out towards everyone. Oedipus then, in my opinion, became a bad leader. He accused one of his best friends of conspiring against him to claim the throne, and would not listen to Tiresias who was telling the truth.
Creon seems to be a trustworthy person who wishes to help the king in anyway he can. Creon is a person loyal to his country and would not betray it. Creon seems to be sad now that Oedipus is accusing him of betrayal and heresy.
Tiresias seems to be very knowledgeable however nobody believes him. He is a very witty person and mocks those who mock him. Since he knows all the truths behind Oedipus he is disgusted with the manner he was treated when visiting his palace.
summary with lit techniques:
Oedipus is standing in a hall where an altar is.
People are in the hall praying at the altar because a plague has reached Thebes.
The people are praising the king and asking him for help.
The king wants to help his people and is waiting for a message of what to do.
The messenger arrives.
The messenger tells the king that the gods are angry at a murder of the previous king.
The king asks who and where they are and learns it is in his own kingdom.
A group of bandits murdered the previous king.
Oedipus begins to make preperations to try to catch this murderer.
The chorus comes in and begins to talk about the gods.
Chorus continues to explain the conditions of Thebes.
Chorus asks for help from multiple gods.
Oedipus wishes to grant the peoples wishes with the help from the gods.
Lit techniques: I really havent found all that many some imagery, and then some alliteration, i suppose there is plenty of allusion to greek mythology, but after all it is a greek play.
Oedipus is standing in a hall where an altar is.
People are in the hall praying at the altar because a plague has reached Thebes.
The people are praising the king and asking him for help.
The king wants to help his people and is waiting for a message of what to do.
The messenger arrives.
The messenger tells the king that the gods are angry at a murder of the previous king.
The king asks who and where they are and learns it is in his own kingdom.
A group of bandits murdered the previous king.
Oedipus begins to make preperations to try to catch this murderer.
The chorus comes in and begins to talk about the gods.
Chorus continues to explain the conditions of Thebes.
Chorus asks for help from multiple gods.
Oedipus wishes to grant the peoples wishes with the help from the gods.
Lit techniques: I really havent found all that many some imagery, and then some alliteration, i suppose there is plenty of allusion to greek mythology, but after all it is a greek play.
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