Hippolytus by Euripides
HIPPOLYTUS BY EURIPIDES T ROZEN IS WHERE THE PLAY IS SET AND IT IS RULED OVER BY THESEUS as well as Athens because Thesus' grandfather governed Trozen before he died. Theseus had been sent Trozen because he had been exiled form Athens for a year due to the bloodguilt over the murder of his cousins (the sons of Pallas). Before this however, Theseus conquered the Amazons and took captive the Amazonian Queen Hippolyta and had a child with her, Hippolytus. Therefore, Hippolytus was illegitimate and a foreigner. This reinforces his role as an outsider in the play: he is different to the other Greeks. Theseus later married Phaedra who became Hippolytus' stepmother. Hippolytus is chaste and has therefore shunned the goddess Aphrodite and despises sexual acts and women and prefers hunting and worships greatly the goddess Artemis. The very fact that Hippolytus' mother was an Amazon could explain Hippolytus' strong dislike towards the opposite sex and sexual love, and his strong dedication to hunting and to chastity. Aphrodite says the prologue and outlines what she is going to do. She makes Phaedra fall in love with Hippolytus. Phaedra is highly disturbed by the feelings she has for Hippolytus and attempts to starve herself. Phaedra was the daughter of King Minos of Crete and his wife Pasiphae. This royal ancestry explains Phaedra's obsession with reputation. However, Euripides
Charging and Discharging a Capacitor at Constant Rate
Charging and Discharging a Capacitor at Constant Rate Name: Chow Ching Yue Class: 6S Class Number: 7 A. Objectives * Learn how to calculate the charge stored in a capacitor or discharging it at a constant rate. * Illustrate how to keep the charging and discharging currents constant. * Show that the voltage across a capacitor is proportional to the change stored in it. * Determine the capacitance of a capacitor directly from its definition. B. Preview Questions . If a capacitor is charged at a constant rate, what do you say about the current through the capaciotor? Ans: The current is constant. 2. If the capacitor discharges at a constant rate, what do you say about the current through the capacitor? Ans: The current is constant. 3. What is the charge stored in a capacitor if a steady current of 90 µA flows through it for 110 s? Ans: Applying Q = It Q = (110) (90 x 10-6) = 9900 µC 4. If the terminals 1 and 2 of the variable resistor shown in Fig. 1 are used, how can you tell experimentally which direction the knob should be turned to give the highest resistance? Ans: Connect p he circuit as shown. Set the variable resistor at the middle position initially. Slightly turn the variable resistor and observe how the meter deflects. The turning direction that gives a smaller current represents increasing resistance. C. Apparatus * Variable resistor 0 - 50 k?
Comparing Herodotus and Thucydides
Greek Historians essay In this essay I will be looking at the key contrasts and comparatives of Thucydides and Herodotus and how they are trying to present their material. Firstly, Thucydides has written his work on the Peloponnesian war and also the build up and aftermath; on the other hand Herodotus has written his work on several things, but in particular the Persian invasions. Because they both have written about different things we can guess that the way they are trying to present their material differently. Firstly, the main comparative between both Herodotus and Thucydides is the amount of detail they include within the text to show the information which they want to tell you. For example in Herodotus the level of detail he goes into about Xerxes troops is very substantial, he may have done this so that we get a very clear picture and that we understand of what is going on. This is the same in Thucydides as he goes into a lot of detail about the Athenian naval fleet; this again is used so that we get a clearer view of what is going on. There are many other examples in their writing to show the amount of detail they use to show their points. Although, there is also one main difference in their writing, Herodotus does stick to the point most of the time in his writing, although, he does sometimes have the odd digression, usually about geographical locations.
The role and status of woman in Spartan society.
The role and status of woman in Spartan society. Woman in Spartan society had much more power, influence and freedom then those in other neighbouring Greek states. Woman in other Greek areas were given manual tasks of making clothes, and harvesting crops. They were also given the plainest of foods and were rarely permitted to drink wine. This was not the case in Sparta. Spartan woman were criticised by many ancient historians such as Aristotle for their power, but they maintained a very important role in Spartan society. Woman of Sparta had the primary duty of producing physically and mentally strong children. They were expected to train regularly in order to maintain a high level of fitness. The view Lycourgus supposedly held was that if the mother and father of the child were fit and healthy as possible, the child would also have these traits and therefore a strong Spartiate. It is in this sense that the woman held if not the most powerful position in Sparta, without them their way of life, regulation and control would not be able to exist or continue in existence. 'Wife sharing' is just one of the processes that illustrates child bearing as being a primary goal of woman as expected in society. If a man did not desire to be married, but wished to have an heir a married woman could if she wished conceive his child. If an older man was married to a younger woman he could
Oedipus, The Tragic Hero.
Emmanuel Idun. World Literature Assignment Part 2c: A Formal Essay Sample 3:Formal Essay. Topic: Oedipus, The Tragic Hero. Oedipus, the classic Greek tragedy by Sophocles, is one in which the protagonist is portrayed as a tragic hero. The author does this by combining the elements of irony, personal tragedy and heroism. In the play, Oedipus's character evokes pity because of his misfortune appears to be greater than he deserves hence the reader is left to empathise with him. His actions are controlled by fate and the reader is left to wonder why such a terrible thing is happening to such a good man. Power corrupts but absolute power corrupts absolutely. Humans seem to have a common running trait, and that is one of power and heroism. The quest for heroism becomes the basis of Oedipus the King's demise. If this power however gets into ones mind, the results could be detrimental, and Oedipus the King is a living testimony of this. Since his actions are controlled by fate, no matter how hard he tries, he cannot prevent good or bad things from happening to him. Since fate is cannot be prevented from taking its course, his actions are quite futile. Aristotle said" A tragic hero evokes our pity and terror if he is neither thoroughly good nor thoroughly evil but a mixture of both. The tragic effect is stronger if the hero is more mortal than we are." Oedipus is a mixture
How far was Plato's perception of rhetoric a consistent one?
How far was Plato's perception of rhetoric a consistent one? It is clear just how pervasive Rhetoric is in our world when we listen to the heads of our government being examined at Prime Minister's question time, and the situation has changed little since the fifth century BC. Plato speaks of the people who 'shout and clap their approval or disapproval of whatever is proposed or done, till the rocks and the whole place re-echo' 1a description we would recognise instantly. When Wilfred Owen, writes of 'the old lie', he draws attention to the idea pushed by the politicians of the first world war, 'Dulce et decorum est pro patria mori'. Some two millennia earlier, Pericles had claimed that 'Fortunate indeed are they who draw for their lot a death so glorious'2. The situations are the same separated only by time. The impact is just as great: we can be persuaded into war by nothing more than a suspect dossier, as was the case in the past. We have not grown any wiser as to the impact of rhetoric on our lives. The words in Pericles' funeral oration 'we throw open our city to the world, and never by alien acts exclude foreigners.'3 bring to mind the 'American dream'. The Statue of Liberty claims to accept 'Your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free' whilst immigrants can struggle to find anything other than menial employment. Athens was no different. For all
What was the function of hadrians wall
What was the primary purpose of Hadrian's Wall? Did this role change over time? The Roman Wall, which runs 72 miles from the Tyne Estuary to the Solway Firth, is certainly evidence of the Romans power, influence and engineering skills within Britain. At the time of the Romans the fortification, which was over 14ft high and 8ft wide in places, would have been a striking structure in vast contrast to the land around it. However it is unclear as to what the walls primary purpose was, with arguments ranging from a defensive structure to keep the Scottish tribes from the Romanised South, to an example of the Romans purely portraying the vast amount of power and wealth they had to their invaded country. The first idea on the Walls primary function is arguably that of the Venerable Bede. He believed that the Wall was purely a defensive structure designed to keep the Scottish and Pictish tribes from the Romanised south, thus carrying out a similar purpose to that of the Roman Walls that appear in Germany. There is evidence to support this view, such as a Roman writer Aelius Spartanius, who wrote that he believed the Wall was to separate the Romans from the barbarian. This idea could also be highlighted by archaeological evidence, such as the fact that Hadrian's wall was built only about 2km from the existing Roman road built by Trajan to link certain existing forts together- so
Compare and Contrast the Characters of Agamemnon and Jason. Which Do You Think is More Deserving of Their Fate?
Compare and Contrast the Characters of Agamemnon and Jason. Which Do You Think is More Deserving of Their Fate? Both Agamemnon and Jason share intrinsic similarities in that they are both the tragic heroes of their plays: Aeschylus' 'Agamemnon' and Euripides' 'Medea' respectively. However, they do not share the same fate. Agamemnon is killed for what he has done, whereas those close to Jason emotionally and politically are killed to spite Jason. Both characters are detested by their wives, but for different reasons. Agamemnon has sacrificed his daughter and Jason has left his wife to marry entirely for personal gain. Agamemnon's motives were that he had to fulfil his oath to help the husband of Helen should she ever leave/be taken. His motives were better than Jason's, who left his wife for his own gain. Medea had two sons so he could not justify leaving her because of childlessness. However, Jason has not killed anyone, which Agamemnon has. Also, leaving a wife would not have been uncommon, and so it is not as significant as it would be had the events taken place today. Both characters thank the gods for their successes. When Agamemnon first arrives on stage he thanks the gods for his victory and safe return home. When Medea challenges Jason and attacks him for what he has done to her, despite all she has done to help him, he claims that although she did do some things,
The plays of Aristophanes, Sophocles and Euripides, can be categorised as some of the most important sources available to historians in the study of daily life in Fifth Century Athens.
Source Analysis: Part Two D The plays of Aristophanes, Sophocles and Euripides, can be categorised as some of the most important sources available to historians in the study of daily life in Fifth Century Athens. Firstly, and perhaps most importantly, before taking these sources to confidence we must question their faithfulness. After all, they were written by individuals, and it is not unusual for writers to pass on their opinions and thoughts into their writings. These plays were designed to move and make people laugh, however often they contained underlying themes of political and moral bias. Therefore, we are unable to fully trust the factors expressed in these plays. However, taking these views into account, it is possible to conclude that these plays vividly portray views of attitudes and opinions in Greek Society. Women, for example, were given different roles in the plays. In the plays of Medea and Lysistrata, women are portrayed in different ways. In Medea, women who are in the bounded roles of mothers, daughters and wives portray how normal women should behave - kind, loving, obedient. As mothers, women are shown as loving. Even when Medea has decided that she must kill her children, she is still depicted as loving them. She laments the loss of 'darling hand. / And darling mouth; your noble, childlike face and body! / Dear sons, my blessing on you both' (1069),
TMA 03 - Classical Studies
Part 1 (Short Answer) Explain how the colossuem was made both visually impressive and safe for the audience. The colosseum was built considering three requirements; commodity, firmness and delight. The Roman Engineer Vitruvuis considered these factors in his book 'On Architecture', barely one hundred years before the Colosseum was constructed. It was of magnificent size and the colosseum was the first permanent amphitheatre to be built in Rome. The colosseum was built with tiers of seating for 45,000 people and room for 5000 more standing. It has seventy six entrances into the amphitheatre to enable crowds to arrive and leave quickly and safely. The entrances on the short sides leave traces of splendid decoration, showing the huge visual impact there may once have been, although just the sheer size of the construction has impressed many later generations. The construction of the colosseum had to be capable of bearing massive amounts of weight, therefore wooden benches - not sturdy enough, and piles of earth - too heavy, would not be suitable for the seating areas. To ensure the colosseum was safe and firm, eighty walls surrounded the area and supported vaults - which were extraordinarily strong - for the passageways, the stairways and the tiers of seats. Although people on the upper most tiers were quite a way from the arena, the continuous rows of seating gave an