Roman Tragedies and Comedies

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Euripides , Aristophanes and Plautus on Feminism

Euripides , Aristophanes and Plautus are three of the most studied and criticized authors in the history of literature . Over the years , their works have been regarded as some of literature 's most treasured classics that have set the conventions of the traditional styles of fiction writing . Over the years , a lot of genres and ideologies rose , and these developments have also influenced the conventions and leanings of these authors . One of such of genres and ideologies which founded the

greatest influences on these authors is feminism . In this light , this discussion shall focus on delineating the feminist elements among the works of these authors . The objective of this discussion shall revolve around finding out , who among these classic had the strongest leaning towards feminism . This discussion shall also try to figure out how the works of these authors reflected the status of women in the earlier societies

Euripides has become one of the most controversial playwrights in terms of the use of feminist symbols and ideals in his plays . Four of the most gender-inclined works of Euripides are Alcestis , Medea , Ion and Andromache (Wright 113 . In these plays , the war of the sexes was deemed rather unpleasant especially for women . Euripides has been very controversial in tackling gender issues as he being straight forward in expressing his thoughts . He used to utilize violent scenes to depict the absurd domination of men over women . For Euripides , men are naturally...