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A 7 page research paper/essay that compares and contrasts these two women, focusing principally on how their weapons of choice in committing murder are congruent with masculinity and femininity. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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below. Citation styles constantly change, and these examples may not contain the most recent updates.?? Clytemnestra and Medea, Two Murderers Enterprises
Inc. By - May, 2010 properly! The preferred weapons of women in regards to
homicide are considered to be somewhat different from those of their male counterparts. While men typically choose to kill in a very straightforward manner, using a frontal assault weapon, such
as a sword or an ax in ancient times, and then guns, in contemporary society, women murderers have long been associated with poison (Mann 1). This has been regarded as
a particularly insidious way to take a life as there is "no way to see it coming or to defend against it" (Mann 1).
In ancient Greek literature, both Aeschylus and Euripides crafted female murderers, Clytemnestra and Medea, respectively, who both took lives, but in very different ways. The following examination of
these narratives argues that Clytemnestra committed murder in a very masculine way, while Medeas form of homicide was very feminine. Medea The ancient Greek audience for whom Euripides wrote
Medea were well aware of her story as it derives from classical Greek mythology. Nevertheless, Medeas nurse recounts the sage of their meeting, i.e., the story of Jason and the
quest for the Golden Fleece, in the opening scene of the play. The nurse relates how Medea turned against all that she had known, including her own family, in order
to aid Jason and become his wife. However, in return for betraying her family and using her magical powers as a
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