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Medea
Tragic figure from Greek myth, used to discuss passion and reason.
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First appearance: i of the things which are in our power and not in our power
Medea shows up with force in XXVIII: That We Ought Not to Be Angry with Men; and What Are the Small and the Great Things Among Men. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Example of someone who acts on a false appearance, knowing the evil but following passion.
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In XXVIII: That We Ought Not to Be Angry with Men; and What Are the Small and the Great Things Among Men: Example of someone who acts on a false appearance, knowing the evil but following passion. Later, in How We Must…
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See Medea in i of the things which are in our power and not in our powerNarrative arc
Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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- XXVIII: That We Ought Not to Be Angry with Men; and What Are the Small and the Great Things Among Men
- How We Must Adapt Preconceptions to Particular Cases
- XIII: Against or to Those Who Readily Tell Their Own Affairs
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