ENG QUOTES- WOMEN OF TROY Flashcards
“a smoked…
futility/true horror of war
ruin, devestated by the Greek war machine” Poseidon
“burning” and
futility/true horror of war
“citadel, walls and domes” being consumed by “the hungry flames”
“the greeks…
futility/true horror of war
have butchered the lot” as they transform “the great city” into “the wilderness”
“tens…
victory and defeat
thousands dead” withe the reasons behind the Trojan war, being “one woman” and “one uncontrollable lust”.
“they
victory and defeat
kept on dying, and for what reason”
* euripides prompts the audience to reflect on the cause of war, propounding that it cannot be justified.
the metaphorical “crown of…
victory and defeat
honour”, coupled with the synonymous words “pride”, “nob[ility]” and “dignity” repeated in succession, have the effects of giving meaning to the Trojan soldiers’ sacrifice, rendering them worthwhile as they “died fighting for their fatherland”
“lying…
suffering of women
face down quiet still” herein gains pathos of the Athenian audience, depicting the futility of war on the protagonist.
“howl’s…
suffering of women
of agony” “howl for children dead” animal imagery enables Euripides to amplify the unbearable pain of the protagonst, rendering its sorrow that beyond the human endurance.
“wretched
suffering of women
our women of Troy” Hecuba
“dehumanised
suffering of women
reduced to a thing” The chorus
* inflating the barbaric crimes of the Greeks and wretched fate of the women as they are treated as commodities, entering live of slavery
“we are…
suffering of women
loot” equates Andromache and her son as objects, reflecting the ways they are treated by the Greek army.
“to die…
suffering of women
is better than life of agony”, “lucky ones are dead” difficult to find a reason to live
“throned in…
suffering of women
dust” and wears a “crown of pain” –> regal pain
“oh my
suffering of women
poor girl, butchered like an animal”
“troy,
motherhood
mother of us all! Hecuba
“like a
motherhood
motherbird at the plunder nest” a simile
“to be
motherhood
callously murdered, butchered by the Greeks!” Andromache
“What has he done
motherhood
in his innocence? He’s guilty of nothing!” highlights Astynax’s innocence as it highlights the moral degradation of the Greeks.
“blood’s still
motherhood
oozing from the broken bones, laughing at us in the mockery of life” personify Astynax’s blood which is seen “laughing…”
encapsulates the horror of war
“that will
gender role
be a warning to all women in the future to be chaste and moral in their behaviour.” Menelaus –> societal norms imposed on women
“special…
gender role
note of her, and took her for himself” Talthybius
- misogyny is divulged through his dismissal of Cassandra’s impending tragic fate as Agamemnon’s concubine. Highlights inherent gap between men and women
“her fate
plight of women
is settled”
- talthybius embodies both barbarism and morality.
“there’s
plight of women
nothing you can do. You are quite without any power to prevent it” Talthybius –> reinforces women as second-class citizen and as inferior exchanged objects.
“a whole
plight of women
generation of women raped in their own bedrooms, breeding bastards for the Greek”
“torches
hope and despair
casting puddles of light in the darkened palaces” –> women’s stoic preservance. Associates these torches with Cassandra’s wedding torches which ironically employs them as “grotesque parody”
“lift
hope and despair
up you head, heave up from the dust” –> have hope because “to be dead is to be nothing”
“my legs
hope and despair
are trembling, but i won’t fall” –> powerful women who exhibits her internal strength and fortitude.
“let the
fate/fortune and the gods
wind fill our sail”, “wait for…the following wind” –> foreground dependence on the gods
“i shall
fate/fortune and the gods
make the Greeks return home in a disaster” “mountainous waves” –> Athene’s anger
“fear the power of the gods”
“oh you
fate/fortune and the gods
gods, what good were you to us? Betrayers!” –> apostrophises the gods
“oh zeus
fate/fortune and the gods
…you have betrayed us to the Greeks”, “[their] eyes are open now”
“do you even
fate/fortune and the gods
remember…that we exist?–> Zeus has taken advanatge of their religious beliefs
“vindictive
fate/fortune and the gods
gods” “But why bother call on them? We called before, and they didn’t hear us. they ignored our prayers”
gods are fickle and devoid of loyalty
“the gods
fate/fortune and the gods
hate Troy”
