2006-11-06 15:56:33 · 2 answers · asked by Jmusic 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
One of the basic themes in ancient greek tragedy is that the life threads of human beings are controlled by the gods.
Hecabe ~ Antigone: importance of burial; centrality of family relationships
Antigone: personal/family relationships (Polyneices as brother) cross with social/political relationships (Polyneices as enemy of city).
Women as victims - Antigone, Polyxena, Hecabe (though n.b. context of male/male violence)
Male antagonists - Creon, Polymestor
Male victims of female violence: Polymestor, Heracles - in the latter case, the female is a goddess.
friendship vs enmity, loyalty vs betrayal in Heracles-Philoctetes, Greeks-Philoctetes
ethics
love
loss
pride
abuse of power
2006-11-06 21:52:09 · answer #1 · answered by Semiramis 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
tragedy, comedy, and satyr plays
2006-11-07 00:05:18 · answer #2 · answered by Miriam 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋