Through individual society placing emphasis on definitive characteristics, individuals become isolated by harmful labels, and virulent exchanges between genders become the norm. Authors such as Homer in the Iliad, Lucius Annaeus Seneca in Seneca's Medea, and Geobee Leymah in Mighty Be Our Powers thoughtfully illustrate this dilemma by centering their stories around male and female protagonist dynamics. Zeus ruling authority and powerful nature stand dominant against Hera’s weak and argumentative opposition to the Trojans, Medea's sadistic nature results in blind-anger being directed towards Jason's calculated demeanor, and lastly, Daniels's masculine controls allows him to employ manipulative tactics to lower Leymah’s sense of agency. Homer's first book of the Iliad introduces the brutal dispute of the Trojans and the Achians, where the opposing sides taken by…show more content… Applying this tactic, in this fashion, displays the self-serving nature of Here, consequently marking her actions as untrustworthy and wrong. Moreover, the mocking tone adopted by Here when talking with Zues shows how emotions rule her speech rather, labeling her character as emotional and thus unreliable. Zeus' authoritative role given to him by society leads to the development of a need for sole control and the devotion of his subjects, which he sees as being undermined when Here questions his rightful authority, and leads him to threats that remind Here of her place. Being a male character surrounded by a Western society, causes Zeus to become strongly motivated to uphold his presence as the masculine ideal, being the one others follow, and is perceived by others as superior, especially against women. This attitude arises from his society's disproportionate outlook of women's capabilities regarding their male
