The Odyssey: The Joys Of Equality In The Odyssey

The poem can be considered a blazon traditional sonnet although it presents the tradition in an unconventional way. The typical way a blazon sonnet presents itself is through the broken-down description of a woman’s qualities. Women are usually highly praised and they are made to appear so out of reach; they become unobtainable even by the poet themselves. Women are portrayed as a collection of objects rather than human which accentuates the idea that they are so unattainable because no woman like them actually exist. The idea that beauty is what defines, and what controls a man’s love for a woman, is not depicted in Shakespeare’s sonnet, My Mistress’ Eyes.

I will argue that many of the female characters in the Aeneid are portrayed as irrational, rebellious and pose various threats to the Roman cause. The actions of the women are often in deep contrast to the events fated to happen. This depiction of women is significant because it allows the men, who are often the cause of their irrationality, to be portrayed as the rational and restrained beings in this epic. Dido, the queen of Carthage and Aeneas’s unintended lover, is a prime example of how women are depicted in this epic. Her love for Aeneas makes her irrational and drives her to resist the plans set in motion by the Fates.

From this statement, we continue to learn about the insecurities of Creon and his inappropriate behavior. Moreover, we learn that Sophocles also uses stereotypes as it is seen in his character in Creon. Creon’s quotes describing and belittling the power of women shows his sexist views. Even if greek society in this period was male dominant, Creon exhibits a greater level of disgust towards women. His quote “For they are but women, and even brave men run” (214) exemplifies his sexist views as he describes women as nothing merely great or important while he said of men as brave.

It will explain how he chose to focus on unconventional topics that were deemed intolerable in the Greek society and how he pushed the boundaries. This thesis will also explore the historical background of Euripides 's controversial character Medea, and the purpose behind his choice to write about such a strong independent uncontrollable female character. Also, this thesis aims to further explain how the historical information was able to pave the way for other future writers to push the boundaries and continue with the same labels and ideals he originated. As a result, Euripides was able to uniquely develop a female character who was dismissed by the Greek audience and was labeled as barbaric and revengeful for her treacherous acts. Nevertheless, Euripides was able to use his knowledge to increase a slight indication of sympathy towards the character of Medea in order to make his Greek audience formulate their own conclusion.

This need to focus on female characters and the interest in the lack of "glory roles" for women. The dearth of powerful women accounts for the general need among feminist critics to compensate for the existence of "A weak" female roles and the need to "catch up" to men in terms of the importance of the roles women play. Ophelia by inventing woman within Hamlet whom he should listen to but does not so that his tragedy shows the same thematic lesson. In Elizabethan times, a young girl’s aims were to get married at a young age. Hence Shakespeare transforms Desdemona character, from at first appearance, a spoiled rich woman with intelligent, self-reliant female.

She seemed to always get into arguments about other people that she fell in love with but another goddess was in love with him too. Many artists have made statues and paintings in honor of her which has changed people's perspective of her. The goddess of love, beauty, and fertility and protector of sailors was unloyal to many people and was involved with the start of the Trojan

Frailty, during the 1930s, the year the poem was written, was often used to represent womanhood. However, Cumming challenges this negative stereotype affiliated with women by acknowledging this fraility as a powerful praise to the woman. The speaker expresses that his lovers’ weak motions include “things which enclose me,” or which he “cannot touch because they are too near” (l. 3-4). The speaker is not declaring that these things are actually enclosing him. Instead, the feelings that are generated within the speaker by this woman’s alluring glance are so powerful that he feels enclosed by them.

Of the influential people in the world, many tell their backstory to the public. These influential people describe some of the adversity and hardships they face before becoming prosperous. Many usually face hardship, but not all yet they develop some of the same talents. In society we are taught that anyone can overcome difficulties if they have motivation and initiative and this ideal is valued and promoted among people. There is truth in the claim of the Roman poet, Horace, that adversity forces talents to develop that would not have otherwise if an individual did not face any hardships.

The men seemed to have been treated better because some of the bad things were for a good reason such as punishing unfaithful husbands, but how Hera treated Hephaestus was awful. Even when Perseus was treated awfully by the king Quicksilver came and helped turn Perseus into a hero of his time. The men were treated more like heroes and important people than the women of the time. They had more of an in charge part of life rather than equality is

Many times, throughout history old ideas or past cultural aspects are often used again and are improved to mould current needs. The Renaissance is a prime example of how past ideas were used once again to create a better and more cultured society. There was once a time in ancient Greece and Rome where art, architecture, philosophy and writing flourished, but were later supressed due to a greed of power and male dominance. Right before the Renaissance however, the medieval ages were a time dedicated to religion and revolved around feudal aristocracies. Art was something only reserved for religious institutions and left the rest of society dull especially during the black plaque.

In today’s society, relationships are the key components of a healthy community. Families with maternal and paternal figures not only have a positive connotation, but they are also highly regarded in the eyes of the general public. Although this is a social norm within modern times, the civilization within Brave New World has a vastly different perspective on relationships. Within this society, relationships are not only looked down upon but also seen as repulsive and vulgar. They believe that everyone belongs to everyone, and that everyone should have whoever they choose.

Artist has often been intrigued with the subject of mythology, particularly Greek mythology. Many paintings, horels, and song have focused on this subject. In the odyssey, by Homer, he tells of Odysseus, a hero who faces many obstacles on his journey home from the Trojan War. One of primary distractions along the way is his encounter with a number of beautiful goddesses, such as calypso is one such goddess , homer tells of how she keeps Odysseus for a long period of the distracting him from returning home to his wife Penelope. Likewise the contemporary musician, Suzanne vega, recounts the story of calypso’s capacity of Odysseus, however homer’s perception is quite different from Vegas.

A boy from my second grade class boasted about owning the world’s highest jump and, once challenged by another student, proved it to us by leaping off the playground swing while it was at its maximum height. The results were a broken leg and the regrets of an act of arrogance. Guy de Maupassant's short story “The Necklace,” Edgar Allen Poe’s short story “The Cask of Amontillado,” and Homer’s epic poem The Odyssey, illustrate a shared theme on excessive pride resulting in self-sabotage. Arrogance stems detriment.

Men and women throughout the ages have always had expectations based on their gender. Homer and modern day people have very different opinions on what values the perfect man or woman are obliged to fulfill. In the classic, The Odyssey, Odysseus and his wife, Penelope, had desirable traits and together they were the image of perfection. Today, Odysseus would have been disgraced for some his values and Penelope would have been praised for her weaknesses. Although Odysseus and Penelope were the ideal man and woman in their time, many standards have changed for the modern male and female.