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Roman and Greek Women, 2002.
Examines the historical roles of Greek and Roman women.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 18.95
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This paper will discuss Roman and Greek roles of women in history. By learning the different aspects of their daily lives, as well as some roles that they held in their societies, we can see how they lived. By learning of these kinds of women in history, we can see how they were treated, and under what auspices they were dominated by men.
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Greek Women, 2001.
This paper discusses the role of female characters in the "Odyssey" and "Oedipus the King".
2,770 words (approx. 11.1 pages), 2 sources, APA, £ 58.95
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This paper looks at how Sophocles and Homer portrayed their female characters in "Oedipus the King" and the "Odyssey", respectively. The author examines how in both works women display superior qualities and are catalysts for action, but never the equals of men. The paper exhibits the Greek view of women as powerful, strong, necessary testers of heroes, but ultimately lesser creatures.
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"In both Homer?s The "Odyssey" and Sophocles? "Oedipus the King" the role of women is subordinate to the central male figures, as was the norm in Greek Society. Women were expected to follow established roles and Sophocles and Homer made sure that they did. Both works are named for the men who are the heroic focus, but both are structured around women who are essential to the artistic purpose. In The "Odyssey", being much larger in scope, Homer presents a variety of female figures, while in "Oedipus the King" Sophocles offers mainly Jocasta to represent his vision of womankind. The "Odyssey" centers around the travels of a male hero, but it is women who provide the core of his adventures. Odysseus is trying to get home to his beloved woman, after the Trojan War, which was fought over a woman. Athena, a female goddess, literally guides and forms the action. Odysseus is a hero as his journey begins, but the women he meets, enlarge his quest for self knowledge and his heroism. Homer?s attitude toward women sometimes seems inconsistent, but he is simply depicting varieties of women in his world."
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Greek Mythology: Women in Greek Life, 2002.
Examining the way in which women were depicted in classic Greek mythology.
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, £ 25.95
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This paper introduces, discuss and analyzes the topic of Greek mythology. Specifically, it contains an analysis of the role of women in Greek life as depicted in literature. It discusses how women underwent a tremendous change between the time of Homer and that of Aristophanes four hundred years later, as five different plays clearly illustrate. Early Greek women were one-dimensional and needy, while four hundred years later they were feminists complaining about their sex lives.
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"Women in Greek life are portrayed in a wide variety of ways, and they did indeed change between Homer's type and Aristophanes' time. Homer often portrays women as scheming to keep men from performing their duty, such as how Calypso holds Ulysses on her island in "The Odyssey," attempting to keep her with him rather than allow him to return to his home and family. "This daughter of Atlas has got hold of poor unhappy Ulysses, and keeps trying by every kind of blandishment to make him forget his home, so that he is tired of life, and thinks of nothing but how he may once more see the smoke of his own chimneys" (Odyssey, Book I). In the Iliad, Homer continues to portray women as one-dimensional beings without feelings when he has Chryseis, the daughter of Chryses given as a war prize to Agamemnon as his share of the looting and subsequently ransomed by her father."
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Women in Ancient Greek Classics, 2005.
This paper reviews the role of the women in ancient Greek Classics, focusing specifically on 'Medea' and 'Agamemnon'.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, £ 25.95
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This paper takes a look at four questions of women and politics as reflected in the Greek plays 'Medea' and 'Agamemnon'. The paper discusses the relationship between women and politics, the social and political position of women, how Greek stereotypes of women further each play's dramatic action and how the presentation of women plays into the themes of each play.
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"In ancient Greek classics, two of the most common themes involved the role of women in society and the part that politics played. The most intriguing plots occurred when these two themes intersected during a single work. Women and politics indeed come into breathtaking contact in Euripides' play, Medea. The play begins with a nurse telling of the happenings that will lead to tragedy. The action which sets the ball rolling toward tragedy is that "deserting his own children and my mistress [Medea], Jason has taken a royal wife to his bed, The daughter of the ruler of this land, Creon" (Medea 17-19). Here women are not used for love, but instead for the political clout that they might bring, in this case because of the princess, Glauce."
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Women in Greek Literature, 2002.
A look at the impact that women have had in Greek literature.
2,590 words (approx. 10.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 55.95
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An analysis of Greek literature and how women fall into tragic roles. The author examines the female characters in Virgil?s "Aeneid," such as the goddesses Athena and Dido and their role in assisting Aeneas. The author examines how the female presence and aid is viewed and discusses the characters of these women.
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?Women are not often thought of as tragic characters in Greek literature. When the average student of the classics is asked to rattle off the names of tragic characters from mythology, the names that would spring to mind are probably that of Oedipus and Achilles, rather than Jocasta (Oedipus? mother/wife) and Thetis (Achilles? mother). Yet in many ways, one of the main female protagonists in Virgil?s ?Aeneid? can be said to be a tragic character. She loves Aeneas, the main character of the story. She aids him in his quest in his escape from his destroyed homeland, the besieged city of Troy. The gods cause her to fall in love with Aeneas and the gods take him away from her, for all time.?
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Women in Greek Myth, 2002.
An analysis of the role and treatment of women in Greek mythology.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 3 sources, £ 18.95
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A paper about how women are depicted in the classical Greek myths, "Jason and The Golden Fleece" and "Demeter and Persephone".
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Gender Roles of Women in Greek and Roman Cultures, 2008.
A comparison of the feminist construct of gender in ancient Roman and Grecian cultures with a focus on the Greek female festival of Thesmophoria.
1,213 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, APA, £ 29.95
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This paper compares and contrasts the feminist construct of gender in the religious festivals and celebrations in ancient Roman and Grecian cultures. It examines the example of the Greek female festival of Thesmophoria and based on this examination it discusses how Roman culture also adapted such festivals in honor of women. The paper concludes that the Roman culture was far more patriarchal in its belief system, which negated the greater liberties that women had in Greek society and in government.
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"This provides a similar foundation for the rites of women within the pantheon of Roman gods that had been passed down from ancient Greek culture, yet the practice of women within society as equal contributors to the religious and social experiences did not provide as many liberties from Greek to Roman gender roles. The primary role of women was respected at a level that was officially sanctioned by the government, yet the practicality of women's rights was often marginalized due to the role of men in dominating government and social policy. These are the means and ways in which a patriarchal society was much more prominent in Roman culture than it was within the religious and social institutions that the Greeks. For the most part, both cultures did not provide compete autonomy for women, yet the Greeks did provide a greater sense of ceremonial and religious roles for women that were practical and real for allowing women to bond and create social groups separate from men."
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Women in Greek Society, 2006.
A discussion regarding the role of the women in ancient Greece.
1,125 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 3 sources, £ 31.95
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This paper reviews the role of women in ancient Greece. The paper looks at the way in which women were compelled to enter into a lifetime of mothering and house duties; every bit as importantly, the paper also reviews the way in which women at least in Athens were discouraged from pursuing a proper education.
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"Ancient Greece, perhaps more so than any other civilization, bequeathed to the western world a body of intellectual exploration and creativity that is an imperishable part of the best aspects of western thinking. However, for all its successes, Ancient Greece was also a society wherein women were viewed, if not exactly as non-human, than certainly as being subordinate to men. The following paper will examine the treatment of women in Ancient Greece. Specifically, it will look at their role in Ancient Greek society as well as their status vis-a-vis men. With regards to the former matter, the paper will consider what the proper role of a woman was adjudged to be by the male authority figures of the period. In a related vein, the paper will look at how women who were educated - or not educated - by the Ancients. "
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Women in Greek Literature, 2002.
Examines the differing views of women in Homer's "The Iliad" and Virgil in his "The Aeneid".
853 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 2 sources, MLA, £ 21.95
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This paper briefly looks at the female protagonists in "The Iliad" and "The Aeneid" and compares how they are perceived as woman and as individuals. It shows how, in Homer's epic, women such as Briseis and Chryseis are shown to be little more than trophies of war for the male heroes Achilles and Agamemnon. It also discusses how, like Homer's Helen, Dido "The Aeneid" is a tool of the gods, manipulated cruelly and coldly into loving Aeneas.
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"The reader feels far more deeply for Dido than for Helen, because Virgil has given her character a more fully tragic nature and destiny than Homer has given Helen. Both women are the victims of the gods, but Dido's struggle for love and her sense of the contradiction between love and war are heartbreaking, while Helen's struggle is less tragic and less involving. Dido is far more compelling than Helen because Virgil has imbued her with qualities of character which can only come from her great suffering."
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The Attitude of Certain Writers towards Women, 2008.
A look at the attitude portrayed in some literary Greek works towards women.
3,039 words (approx. 12.2 pages), 6 sources, APA, £ 63.95
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This paper looks at how the literary works of some of the most influential writers of Greece have portrayed the image of women as literary characters. This author draws upon the historical background to explain how tragedies were written and how they considered the approach to be effective in defining the role and stand of women. The work of Aeschylus is relevant in this sense, as his consideration of the woman is obvious throughout his plays.
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Historical Background
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"The status of women has always been a debated subject among scholars and historians alike. There has always been the issue of gender equality and the right of women to be treated without discrimination. However, from the early beginnings of the society, this endeavor has proven to be a hard task especially in ancient civilizations. The Greek society is often viewed as the birth place of democracy and having represented a model of government of the state (Berstein and Milza, 1994). Despite this statement, a thorough analysis of the social environment may prove a limited democratic rule, especially in relation to the relationship between men and women in Greece and Athens in particular."
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Aristotle on Women, 2002.
Discusses the views of Greek philosopher that women and men are different and compares these views to modern day ideas on gender equality.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 4 sources, £ 31.95
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In general terms, in contemporary society, the predominant view is that men and women are entitled to identical human rights and that they possess equivalent innate value. Aristotle asserts that men and women are essentially different. His view is outlined and contrasted with contemporary attitudes. Theeir similarities to the situation in the nineteenth century are also noted.
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Ancient Greek Attitudes, 2007.
This paper explores the status of women, children and slavery in the ancient Greek world.
1,316 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 31.95
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The paper discusses the ancient Greeks' attitudes and customs regarding the status of women, children, wealth, education and human slavery. The paper shows how these attitudes were passed down through the generations, into the days of the Roman Empire. The paper relates that Greek attitudes toward women and slavery are still relevant today, as women are still exploited in many ways, particularly in Asia and Africa.
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"In ancient Greece, the structure of society as it existed in the city-state or polis was divided into separate layers. At the top resided the royal family and the circle of the king's friends. Next came the social elites or those who owned vast amounts of private property and played major roles in Greek government, much like today's corporate CEO's and members of the U.S. Congress. Next in line were the leaders of the minority urban populations and the traditional lords and princes that had settled in Greece long before the city of Athens became a major center of political power. At the bottom layer were the common masses, such as free merchants, craftsmen, artists and laborers. However, on the outside of this hierarchy lived the slaves who were considered as social pariahs or undesirables by those above them."
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 2002.
Examines "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" - an autobiographical comedy directed by Joel Zwick, based on Nia Vardalos? one-woman show.
1,204 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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This paper analyzes this romantic comedy which centers on a young Greek-American woman's trials and tribulations when she falls in love with a non-Greek and struggles to get her family to accept her fiance while she herself comes to terms with her heritage and cultural identity. The paper examines the main characters and how they develop throughout the movie.
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"The central female character, Toula Portakalos falls in love with Ian, and finds herself caught between her love for him, and pleasing her father, Gus who believes Toula should ?marry a Greek boy, make Greek babies, feed everyone? (Harvey, 2002). Both male characters are pivotal to the development of the story and in the end, Toula?s growth and acceptance of her cultural heritage (and family?s overbearing traits). She is able to take what she has been taught by her father, and re-learns from an ?outside? point of view of Ian what it means to be a Greek-American."
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Greek Studies, 2008.
This paper looks at Greek history, focusing on Aristotle's view of Spartan women.
1,220 words (approx. 4.9 pages), 4 sources, MLA, £ 29.95
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In this article, the writer introduces, discusses and analyzes the topic of Greek history. Specifically, the writer discusses the view Aristotle has of Spartan women and looks at how this view compares with other sources on the women of Sparta. The writer points out that Aristotle's view of Spartan women was less than complementary, but this differs from most other sources on Greek history. The writer maintains that Aristotle may have been prejudiced against women, leading to his canted views on Spartan women and their accomplishments.
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"Aristotle, one of the most illustrious Greek philosophers, believed, as many Greeks did, that women and education did not mix. In Athens (Aristotle's home), women were educated in the arts, such as spinning, weaving, and many other domestic activities. They were not educated in science and mathematics, as young men were, and there were many other differences, as well. In Sparta, the domestic tasks such as spinning were seen as work for the serfs or lower classes, while Spartan women were educated on the same level as the men. In fact, women also had to excel in athletics and warrior skills as they mastered their education in Sparta, while women in Athens not only were not fully educated, they could not participate in athletics, and could not own property or serve in the political arena, as well."
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