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The Role Of Principles And Personal Relationships In Greek Tragedy And Epic, Ellen Pariser
The Role Of Principles And Personal Relationships In Greek Tragedy And Epic, Ellen Pariser
Honors Program Theses and Projects
Understanding motivations are vital for understanding any characters, especially ones so far removed from contemporary society. Through this paper I will attempt to explore the tug between principles and close personal relationships that is often central to ancient texts and manifests so prevalently in the genres of tragedy and epic.
Amatonormativity, Aromanticism, And What Defines A Relationship, Rilee Granger
Amatonormativity, Aromanticism, And What Defines A Relationship, Rilee Granger
Honors Program Theses and Projects
Romance is seen in many aspects of western culture, from movies and tv, to songs and language, but beliefs about romance go beyond what is portrayed in the media. Portrayals of romance with the marriage plot in movies show the underlying belief that romance is a goal everyone is striving towards. This belief that all people are striving towards an exclusive, romantic coupling is called amatonormativity. Professor Elizabeth Brake coined the term amatonormativity and defines it as “the assumption that a central, exclusive, amorous relationship is normal for humans, in that it is a universally shared goal, and that such …