Timé in Greek Tragedy
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- Timé in Greek Tragedy
- Oedipus
- Time in what is Oedipus' identity!
- Makes him change his path from finding Laius' murderer to finding his father!
- Worries that Jocasta will receive him as a mere "slaves" son
- The quest for time in his identity leads to his anagnorisis
- Jocasta "begs" him not to ask any more questions about his identity when she realises
- The catastrophe occurs when he does not have time in his identity as he is a "man of agony"
- Time in what is Oedipus' identity!
- Antigone
- Antigone gains time in the burial of Polynikes
- Honouring both of her brothers - familial time
- Hence why she dies a "martyr"
- Hold honour above the state law
- Honouring both of her brothers - familial time
- Creon wants to keep time in his regal title which the Chorus "suppose" he has
- Both protagonists are faced with the matter of their honour and their respective roles
- Antigone gains time in the burial of Polynikes
- Honouring both of her brothers - familial time
- Hence why she dies a "martyr"
- Hold honour above the state law
- Honouring both of her brothers - familial time
- Antigone gains time in the burial of Polynikes
- Both protagonists are faced with the matter of their honour and their respective roles
- "Even if I die in the act, the death will be a glory"
- Antigone gains time in the burial of Polynikes
- Medea
- Avenges her time, initially by her decision to kill Jason and later her decision to kill her children
- Regains a personal time, but the audience do not perceive it as time rather as hubris
- Time by any means possible!
- The whole narrative focuses around this!
- Her honour is tainted by Jason's decision to leave her for Glauce
- She has no status!
- She is a single mother
- She is a barbarian in Corinth
- She can't return to her oikos because of the mass murder of Pelias
- She does not belong to anyone!
- "Laughter from my enemies will not be endured"
- Avenges her time, initially by her decision to kill Jason and later her decision to kill her children
- Hippolytus
- Phaedra's harmartia due to her fear it will resonate upon her oikos
- Her honour lies in her chastity inside marriage both being loyal and not committing incest
- "Never may I be found guilty of bringing disgrace upon my husband or the children I have borne"
- Hippolytus' honour to Artemis to the extent of hubris
- Theseus is aware of his familial honour
- Sees the **** of Phaedra both violent and incestual
- Phaedra's harmartia due to her fear it will resonate upon her oikos
- Oedipus
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