he Flashcards
1
Q
who takes cassandra as their concubine
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Agamemnon
2
Q
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gentrification
3
Q
quotes of C gaining agency
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- Agamemnon will find her “more destructive as a wife than Helen ever was”
- “who could wait for the wind that fills her sails more eagerly than i do?”
4
Q
Helens agency
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Hecuba about Helen “with one look she makes mens eyes her prisoner”
5
Q
Andromache vs Helen
A
A:
- spit in the face of any woman who forgets her dead husband
- to the man who owns me now
- burial rights
H
- stained the pure waters
- more destructive
- die in agony
6
Q
contrasting characters
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foil
7
Q
bp3 wot
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- lie forgotten –> denies them the status of heroes
- showcases them as heroes as “any sensible man must hate war”
- denied burial rights unlike Astynax
- lose their lives for nothing
- same destruction will sooner or later
- cyclical pattern
- sinful beh. inevitably comes back to haunt soldiers thus emphasizing affective nature of war
8
Q
catharsis gender topic
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- denies the audience catharsis as they’re exposure to the maltreatment of women is severe and remains ever relevant e.g. Russian accusations
9
Q
war celebrated
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cassandra: it is no shame for a city, indeed, it is a crown of honour to die nobly, with dignity
10
Q
gallery of sorrow
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“collection of images” depict the “phases of abo history” including images of “protection”
