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Essay Archive - Three Female Characters in Greek Tragedies
Three Female Characters in Greek Tragedies
In the times of the ancient Greeks, women had an unpretentious role.
They were expected to do take on the accepted role of a woman. In most cases, a
woman's role is restricted to bearing young, raising children, and housework.
In Sophocles' Oedipus the King, Antigone, and Medea, the dominant female
characters impacted upon men with authority and political power. It is an
inescapable fate that one of these characters will fall, and that the Gods have
control over everyone's fate. Each dominant female character portrays her
willpower and commitment to their beli....
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