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A 5 page essay on how the characters of Clytemnestra, Jocasta, Antigone and Medea from ancient Greek plays demonstrate certain aspects of how ancient Greeks viewed the role of women in society and women in general. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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roles which women played in Greek society. While women definitely played a role which was subservient to the one played by men, it is obvious from these characters that women
were seen by the ancient Greeks as capable of being strong, intelligent, resourceful, loyal, and heroic. These characters also show the modern reader that women represented something powerful to this
society which was to be feared and, hopefully, kept under control. Clytemnestra and Medea personify all of the negative qualities attributed to women by the ancient Greeks. Medea, despite her
despicable crime, is actually presented in a more favorable light then Clytemnestra; however, both women are presented as victims of their pride which seems to be the worst sin as
far as the Greeks were concerned. Jocasta and Antigone represent the positive virtues of loyalty and devotion to the gods. Jocasta is the weaker of the two, and, frankly,
Antigone is almost too good to be true in her example of heroic virtue and devotion to the gods. Together the four present an intriguing picture of women?s role in
ancient Greece that belies their subservient political status and demonstrates that women had a profound impact on that society. Clytemnestra Clytemnestra is the wife of Agamemnon who has been
off fighting the Trojan War for ten years. The goddess Artemis had left the fleet organized by Agamemnon without wind, stranded, and unable to proceed against Troy unless Agamemnon?s
daughter Iphigenia was sacrificed to her. Agamemnon was faced with the decision of abandoning his war against Troy or killing his own daughter. He chose to kill his daughter, and
Clytemnestra has been waiting ten years to get revenge for the murder of their child. She is also angry that Agamemnon has taken a lover, Cassandra, who has the gift
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