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1、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,andthemotherofDe
2、mophonandAcamas,andshealsoisthestepmotherofhippolytus.Phaedra'snamederivesfromtheGreekword“phaidros”whichmeans"bright".Inourclass，Welearnthestory(Euripides’famouswork“Hippolytus”)abouther.Inthistragicstory,Phaedraisavictim,butshealsoharmotherpeople,SoIthi
3、nkPhaedraisapoorpeoplebutshedothebadthingwhichisSodifficulttoforgive.Andastheoldsayinginchinagoes,wherethereisapatheticone,thereisadamnedone(可怜之人必有可恨之处).BODY:Inthetexts,HippolytushadspurnedAphroditetoremainasteadfastandvirginaldevoteeofArtemis,andAphrodit
4、emadeHippolytus‘sstepmotherPhaedrafallinlovewithhimasapunishmentforherejectedher.SowecanknowthatthePhaedraisinnocence,sheisonlythetoolthatAphroditeusedtorevengetheHippolytus.WhenPhaedrafirstsawHippolytus,shewassmittenbyahopelesslustandshealmostcrazy.Fortw
5、oyearsPhaedrahassufferedandsheliesill.Butevenso,shestillkeepherguiltysecretanddeterminedtodie,becausesheisanoblewomanandcannotcommitthisabominableadultery,unlikeotherunfaithfulwiveswhocouldbefalsetotheirhusbandsunderanycircumstances,andshedesperatelydesir
6、estopreserveherownhonorandalsothatofhersons.Ifthisistheendofthestory,Ibelievethisisastoryofachastewomenandagreatmotherandwife,Shechosetosacrificeherselftoprotectherchastityandloyaltytoherhusbandandmaintainherfamily.Butthestorydoesnotend,Herfaithfulnursewr
7、eststhetruthfromher,andthesolutionthatshetakesuponherselfdeterminesthetragicoutcome.ThenursehasHippolytusswearanoathofsecrecy,butwhenshetellshimthatPhaedra'sstronglovetohim,heisenragedandcriesoutthathistonguesworebutnothismind.PhaedraoverhearstheHippolytu
8、s’sangerandshereallyfearsHippolytuswilltellallthatwillruinher,butshedosen’tkownHippolytusneverdoesviolatehisoath.Sheissofear,sheis breakdownandshehangsherself,butbeforeshedied,sheleavesanincriminatingnotetosaveherch
