Differences Between Genders In 'Medea By Euripides' Medea

Historically, roles among genders have been standard, men are supposed to supply, as women are to care for the family. For centuries, stories, plays, songs have embraced this concept. However, by having a woman, named Medea, triumph over a man, Euripides shatters the concept of differences between genders for the first time. Euripides’ description of Medea is that of a clever sorceress who will never stop to achieve her goal. At the beginning of the story, Medea is depicted as a woman who is madly in love with a man whose name is Jason, “ Then my mistress Medea would not have sailed to the fortress of Iolcus' land, her heart battered by love for Jason”. Medea, madly in love with Jason, decides to help him in his quest for the golden fleece. Medea proposed to help Jason if he agreed to marry her. Jason already knowing of Medea’s prowess and ingenuity agrees to marry her and easily retrieves the golden fleece. Euripides’ clever use of various literary devices, foreshadowing, reveals just enough about the development of the characters, while not revealing the plot of the …show more content…
Besides the usage of foreshadowing, the author also uses a substantial amount of imagery in Medea. As this story is read, the reader can visualize and be part of the plot of this story without much effort. One of the key parts of this story develops when Medea decides to enact revenge on Jason for leaving her in order to increase his social status. Back in the day, when a man left his woman behind for any reason at all, this one would become undesirable and easily frowned upon. However, Medea would not let this despicable act destroy her life. As soon as she found out of the horrible act committed by her husband took place, she started formulating a plan that no other woman would ever dare to do, face Jason, her husband, and take revenge as a consequence of what he had