What Is A Vic's 'Medea': A Narrative Fiction

In the Medieval times, there were two warrior classes in Medieval Europe and Japan called samurais and knights. In Europe and Japan, both of their governments were tearing apart. When feudalism came into existence, it resulted into two warrior classes called samurais and knights. In the areas of social position, training and armor, and honor and death, the samurais and knights shared more similarities than differences.

The darkness surrounded her; its pressure was oppressive like the depths of the deep sea. It engulfed her with the forfeiture of life; however it did not rip her soul from her body, instead it took theirs. She had lost people before, but never had their death been so profound as to diminish her own sense of self. Never before had the loss of someone been so close to her as to cause the quantity of grief she now felt. She couldn’t fathom how divers survived at the pressure of those oppressive depths or how some could even find beauty in the pitch black; there was nothing beautiful in their deaths. She didn’t know that the diver survives by slowly acclimating to the physical and mental strain; knowing that resurfacing

She describes her daughter’s attire- “her blue jacket unzipped and her socks rolled down” in which one can infer that she is a carefree younger girl. She says “‘Where do I want her to hurry to?’ ‘Her grave?’ ‘To mine?’” (6).

Certain relationships depicted in the film may undergo simplification or alteration to enhance dramatic impact, such as the portrayal of Malcolm X’s relationship with Betty Shabazz. In one scene, Malcolm engages in a heated argument with his wife, Betty Shabazz (also known as Betty X). Betty’s portrayal reflects a deep-seated conviction that Malcolm’s loyalties to Elijah Muhammad and the Nation of Islam are misdirected, stirring inner turmoil and conflict regarding her alignment with their teachings.

he tried to grab her hand, just as he almost had hold of her, the ocean spews her out only to swallow her back to its depths.

At what point in time can one truly forgive themselves for a sin they have committed? A week? A month? A year? And what about peers? When do they start forgiving for a sin? Throughout The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Hester Prynne learns answers to such questions after it is learned she in an adulteress. Hester’s scarlet letter serves as a reminder to herself and her peers of the sins she has committed, and there is a true evolution from the beginning to the end of the story of the views of not only the letter but the person wearing it from Hester herself, the villagers, Pearl, and the author.

His eyes shone as if caught in the beam of a headlight. The noise wasn’t him. He was as quiet as a field mouse with asthma and a broken leg.

The play that we are discussing is called Medea that was written by the famous playwright Euripides at the time 431 B.C.E and was also performed 431 BC.

She could not be sure, but inside knew it was the ship she had sailed. Where she is, how many survived, she didn’t know, but thankful she’s alive. Had she been able to hold on to a fragment of the ship, drift ashore? Her mind vague on such, yet a clutched hand seems to indicate so.

The tragic tale, Medea, by Euripdes proposes a certain question which creats speculism. Wether or not Medea is the villan, or is she a product of her environment, is frequently crictly analyzed. Medea, in the tale, committs a series of evil actions against the people which betrayed her. The cruel betrail which Medea endures can be interpreted as motif for her actions. Critical analysis of the circumstances surounding Medea can help explain the vile deeds she comitted. In order to fully understand the actions taken by Medea we must grasp the socialogical postion of woman and men of the time. The culpret of the betrayal is Jason, Medea's former husband. In many ways the entire play has to do with the growing

Throughout the play, Medea, Medea proves that knowledge can destroy. She is surrounded by powerful men, but uses her intelligence as her weapon to get what she wants: revenge on Jason, her husband. She shows that physical power may not be the ultimate power that one may have, but that intellectual power can destroy what one may hold close to them. In the play, Kreon, the king of Corinth, holds his children to a higher importance than his country; Jason, Medea’s husband, values his children and their status in society; and Aigeus, shows that having children would bring him great happiness. Medea is able to figure out what is most important to these three men to manipulate and cause revenge on Jason, who betrayed his vows to Medea. This eventually causes the murder of royalty as well as Jason and Medea’s sons. Little does Jason know that the revenge Medea takes on him is total, as his sons, which are his legacy, are dead. Also, no one would want to marry Jason because Medea’s on the loose, and can go after any woman that would pursue Jason. As Medea said, “For those children [Jason] had from me he will never see alive again, nor will he on his new bride beget another child, for she is to be forced to die a most terrible death by these my poisons. Let no one think me a weak one, feeble-spirited, a stay-at-home, but rather just the opposite, one who can hurt my enemies and help my friends” (Medea, 787-793). As one can see, Medea does not take the fact that Jason was

King Aegeus - The present King of Athens who is very sympathetic. He is friends with Medea and understands her problem. He tells her that she may come to Athens and seek refuge if she pleases. He has no children and asks if she will "provide him with some". In this sense, he is a jolly fellow who assists friends in time of need. He also provides Medea with a place to go and be protected after she goes on her killing rampage.

Discuss the ways Greek tragedy authors addressed such topics as duty, honor, kingship, gender roles, and the other.

Aside from everything Medea has been through, one factor tops everything Jason has caused Medea to become so angry at the world and becoming the laughing-stock will set her off. “I couldn’t wound you with ten thousand insults…” Correspondingly, the way I see it is Medea can take anything, but being teased leads to questioning herself or becoming a joke wherever she goes. Nevertheless, because of this “fear” of being so self-conscious about herself, it made her cloud her judgement in the most idiotic way. With this in mind, the whole plotting for revenge on Jason was understandable, however, involving innocence, especially your own children, is most definitely where Medea crosses the line. Aside from killing her only children with her bare hands

Aegeus: The king of Athens, he helps Medea secure a destination for her escape by providing her with asylum in Athens. The only relationship he has is with Medea, and it is not particularly described well as to how they know each other.