“Medea is about the extremes of human emotion”.Discuss
Silhouetted against the backdrops of ancient Greece, Euripides greek tragedy Medea (written circa 431 BCE), is a depiction of an abandoned woman's quest for retribution. Euripides Medea explores the notions of human emotions. Set in Ancient Corinth, the play annals the anguish and revenge of Colchian witch Medea, in her reaction to her husbands, Jason’s betrayal. Euripides, in his particular style, works often explored the human psych and sentiment. A key factor in Euripidean drama is commonly human emotion. The play also scrutinises the destructive consequences of Medea's dominating emotions. Great passion and the result of prevailing reason are explored through the characters of Medea …show more content…
Euripede’s depiction of Medea's strong emotion portrays her as a character willing to do the most wicked of acts. This notion is cemented by Medea’s assertion that "Anger, the spring of all life''s horrors, masters my resolve”. Euripides illuminates the degradation of her morality caused by the title characters acts of violence, and in the manner of which her vengeance has warped the nature of her character. When she tells the messenger “You’ll give me/double pleasure if their death was horrible,” upon hearing of the deaths of Creon and Glauce, her gruesome pleasure conveys her moral decay. Medea is accused by Jason of being “like a bull”, and she has became a monster ruled by her bloody passions. The cost of her supreme paroxysm is reflected in the murder of her own children. Medea's self debate when deliberating whether or not to commit filicide, shouting “No, I shall not do it. Goodbye to my plans.” only for moments later for her to strengthen her initial resolve and state “I shall not weaken my hand”. The raging battle of her morality against her demand for vengeance leads to the destructive consequences of her drastic passion, where violent emotion overcomes reason and logic, as Medea transforms from scorned women to an immoral beast conversing the moral repercussions of partaking in violent
Silhouetted against the backdrops of ancient Greece, Euripides greek tragedy Medea (written circa 431 BCE), is a depiction of an abandoned woman's quest for retribution. Euripides Medea explores the notions of human emotions. Set in Ancient Corinth, the play annals the anguish and revenge of Colchian witch Medea, in her reaction to her husbands, Jason’s betrayal. Euripides, in his particular style, works often explored the human psych and sentiment. A key factor in Euripidean drama is commonly human emotion. The play also scrutinises the destructive consequences of Medea's dominating emotions. Great passion and the result of prevailing reason are explored through the characters of Medea …show more content…
Euripede’s depiction of Medea's strong emotion portrays her as a character willing to do the most wicked of acts. This notion is cemented by Medea’s assertion that "Anger, the spring of all life''s horrors, masters my resolve”. Euripides illuminates the degradation of her morality caused by the title characters acts of violence, and in the manner of which her vengeance has warped the nature of her character. When she tells the messenger “You’ll give me/double pleasure if their death was horrible,” upon hearing of the deaths of Creon and Glauce, her gruesome pleasure conveys her moral decay. Medea is accused by Jason of being “like a bull”, and she has became a monster ruled by her bloody passions. The cost of her supreme paroxysm is reflected in the murder of her own children. Medea's self debate when deliberating whether or not to commit filicide, shouting “No, I shall not do it. Goodbye to my plans.” only for moments later for her to strengthen her initial resolve and state “I shall not weaken my hand”. The raging battle of her morality against her demand for vengeance leads to the destructive consequences of her drastic passion, where violent emotion overcomes reason and logic, as Medea transforms from scorned women to an immoral beast conversing the moral repercussions of partaking in violent