Question 2: Discuss the significance of a pivotal moment, shift or turning point in at least two of the works you have studied Looking at Medea, one of the pivotal moments is the killing of her children. This moment is pivotal as it is something Medea has been planning to do throughout the story and […]
Medea Exodus and Fifth Episode
In page 59, the audience can see a tit-for-tat conversation between Medea and Jason where both characters argue with each other about the wrongdoings they have done to each other. Euripides did this to show the audience how both these character may be in the wrong and that they have had their fair share of […]
Medea Stasimon 1&2 and Episode 1&2
In the first episode, Medea’s behaviour with Creon can be seen as manipulative on page 26 to 27 during the duologue between Medea and Creon. During this monologue, Medea pretends to play the role of a mother in an attempt to manipulate Crean. This can be seen when Medea says “I kneel to you, I […]
Medea Prologue
In the prologue, the audience finds out a lot about the Medea and her relationship with Jason as well as her views on marriage and past experiences in her marriage with Jason. The audience is instantly thrown into the deep end at the start of the play where the audience is unaware of what exactly […]
Is Atwood’s novel ultimately a feminist work of literature, or does it offer a critique of feminism?
The Handmaids Tale by Atwood critiques certain elements of feminism but at the same time, conveys certain underlying messages that support the notions of feminism. An example of how The Handmaids Tale may be a feminist work of literature is when Atwood points out that the handmaid’s “every step, every mouthful of food, every move […]
Project Week Final Reflection
Unfortunately, due to COVID-19, we were not allowed to leave Singapore and go on Project Week to Thailand. Although this was a deeply disappointing experience, my group and I were happy that we got the opportunity to plan for our trip. This was not only useful in the sense that it taught us the basic […]
Project Week Action Stage Reflection
While we were making decisions for project week, we had to take into account issues with global significance. This is because these issues may manifest themselves in Thailand and we might have exposure to them when we arrive in Thailand. I believe that if we are aware of these issues, we will be able to […]
Project Week Initial Planning Reflection
Initially, we planned to go to Thailand for project week and our planning revolved heavily around that. One of the largest challenges we faced was the cost of travel, accommodation, food and everything else was too high. We managed to overcome this challenge by compromising certain elements of project week. For example, we believed that […]
LO7 Reflection for DragonVentures (G12)
This year, I took on the finance director position for DragonVentures and I am very happy with this position even though I wanted to take on the executive position. As the finance director of DragonVentures, I have to ensure that the sources of funding are ethical. A lot of companies have unethical sources of funding […]
The Symbolic Power of Naming
The article that I looked at describes whether women should still change their name after marriage. One of the arguments that the author made in this article is that the changing of women’s last names represent the removal of their identity after marriage. This can be seen in The Handmaids Tale as well, as Handmaid’s […]