希罗神话课程论文

昆明理工大学希罗神话课程论文学院XXXX学院专业XXXX工程班级希罗神话班姓名学号论文题目AnappreciationofthecharacterofPhaedra2014年X月X日TITLE：AnappreciationofthecharacterofPhaedraINTRODUCTION:InGreekmythology,PhaedraisthedaughterofMinosandPasiphaë,thewifeofTheseus,thesisterofAriadne,andthemotherofDemophonandAcamas,andshealsoisthestepmotherofhippolytus.Phaedra'snamederivesfromtheGreekword“phaidros”whichmeansbright.Inourclass，Welearnthestory(Euripides’famouswork“Hippolytus”)abouther.Inthistragicstory,Phaedraisavictim,butshealsoharmotherpeople,SoIthinkPhaedraisapoorpeoplebutshedothebadthingwhichisSodifficulttoforgive.Andastheoldsayinginchinagoes,wherethereisapatheticone,thereisadamnedone(可怜之人必有可恨之处).BODY:Inthetexts,HippolytushadspurnedAphroditetoremainasteadfastandvirginaldevoteeofArtemis,andAphroditemadeHippolytus‘sstepmotherPhaedrafallinlovewithhimasapunishmentforherejectedher.SowecanknowthatthePhaedraisinnocence,sheisonlythetoolthatAphroditeusedtorevengetheHippolytus.WhenPhaedrafirstsawHippolytus,shewassmittenbyahopelesslustandshealmostcrazy.FortwoyearsPhaedrahassufferedandsheliesill.Butevenso,shestillkeepherguiltysecretanddeterminedtodie,becausesheisanoblewomanandcannotcommitthisabominableadultery,unlikeotherunfaithfulwiveswhocouldbefalsetotheirhusbandsunderanycircumstances,andshedesperatelydesirestopreserveherownhonorandalsothatofhersons.Ifthisistheendofthestory,Ibelievethisisastoryofachastewomenandagreatmotherandwife,Shechosetosacrificeherselftoprotectherchastityandloyaltytoherhusbandandmaintainherfamily.Butthestorydoesnotend,Herfaithfulnursewreststhetruthfromher,andthesolutionthatshetakesuponherselfdeterminesthetragicoutcome.ThenursehasHippolytusswearanoathofsecrecy,butwhenshetellshimthatPhaedra'sstronglovetohim,heisenragedandcriesoutthathistonguesworebutnothismind.PhaedraoverhearstheHippolytus’sangerandshereallyfearsHippolytuswilltellallthatwillruinher,butshedosen’tkownHippolytusneverdoesviolatehisoath.Sheissofear,sheisbreakdownandshehangsherself,butbeforeshedied,sheleavesanincriminatingnotetosaveherchastityandherchildren’srightofinheritancebyclaimingthatHippolytusviolatedher.Theendingofthestory,asweknow,becauseofherlies,Theseuskilledhissonandasheisdying,heisbroughtbacktohisfatherforaheartbreakingreconciliation,theArtemiswhoexplainstoTheseusthetruth,butthetragedyhascannotberedeemed.Phaedra’sincriminatingnoteeventuallycausedthetragedy.Whatwewanttoknowaboutiswhyshelies,Ithinkthisisbecausethatshe’sselfishnessandcowardice.Sheisselfishnessbecauseinsheeyesthatherchastityandherchildren’srightofinheritanceismostimportantthing.Sheiscowardice,Sheisalwaysintheescapeandshefelteverythingcanbesolvedbydeath.CONCLUSION:Phaedraisapersonwithadvantagesanddisadvantages.Fortheadvantageofher,Ithinksheisagoodmother,Shealwayscaresaboutherchildrens.Andshealsoisachastewomen,inanycase,shedidnotbetrayherhusband.Andforthedisadvantageofher,asImentionedbefore,sheisaselfishnessandcowardicewowen.Atlast,inshort,alsousethissentencetoend：Astheoldsayinginchinagoes,wherethereisapatheticone,thereisadamnedone(可怜之人必有可恨之处).REFERENCES:1.TheAtheniansmaintainedasmallshrinehighonthesouthslopeoftheAcropolisdevotedtoAphrodite'forHippolytus'(KarlKerenyi,TheHeroesoftheGreeks,1959:243).2.Odysseyiv.274.3.Fedra(Drammamitologicodell'AnticaGrecia)(1909)attheInternetMovieDatabase.4.Phädra(TV1967)attheInternetMovieDatabase.5.Smith,William;DictionaryofGreekandRomanBiographyandMythology,London(1873).Phaedra.6.Virgil,AeneidVI.445;Ovid,MetamorphosesXV.4977.GreekandRomanmythology