week 12 西概

 Deus ex machina：A Latin calque from Greek, meaning "god from the machine". The term has evolved to mean a plot device whereby a seemingly unsolvable problem is suddenly and abruptly resolved by the contrived and unexpected intervention of some new event, character, ability or object. Depending on how it is done, it can be intended to move the story forward when the writer has "painted himself into a corner" and sees no other way out, to surprise the audience, to bring the tale to a happy ending, or as a comedic device.

review

Jason：An ancient Greek mythological hero who was famous for his role as the leader of the Argonauts and their quest for the Golden Fleece. He was the son of Aeson, the rightful king of Iolcos.

Argo=>mission


Medea：who was the daughter of King Aeëtes of Colchis, niece of Circe, granddaughter of the sun god Helios, and later wife to the hero Jason, with whom she had two children, Mermeros and Pheres.

Exposition in Media
Jason decided to divorce with Medea and marry a native Corinthian princess instead
=>the actions of Medea begins


Oedipus the king：The story is about fate. It tells the story of Oedipus, a man who becomes the king of Thebes, while unwittingly fulfilling a prophecy that he would kill his father, Laius, and marry his mother, Jocasta.


Euripides ：Euripides (c. 480 – 406 BC) was a tragedian of classical Athens. Euripides is identified with theatrical innovations that have profoundly influenced drama down to modern times, especially in the representation of traditional, mythical heroes as ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. Yet he also became "the most tragic of poets", focusing on the inner lives and motives of his characters in a way previously unknown.

Dialogue can show the pain of the characters

-tics： knowledge of some field
ex：acoustics、economics、mathematics

assembly：
(n)a number of people gathered together, esp for a formal meeting held at regular intervals
(v)gathered together

-fid：trust
ex：confidential

-fido、-dido：trust for friend
ex：fidelity( Faithfulness to obligations, duties, or observances.)

lament：To express grief for or about; mourn

agony：Pain, anguish, or struggle, especially the struggle that precedes death

thematic：relating to a theme

hero：main male character in the drama<=>heroine：main female character in the drama

religious festival：dianosia