Gillian Sudderth
• Medea
• Euripides
• Euripides was born in Athens, Greece, around 485 B.C. and died in Macedonia, Greece, in 406 B.C (Biography.com Editors).
• His contribution to literature included reshaping the strict structure of traditional Greek tragedy by including both independent female characters and intuitive slaves. He also put more focus on the inner lives and motives of his characters in a way that had been unknown to Greek audiences, allowing his plays to be reused even today (Burian).
• Original publication date was 431 B.C.
• During Euripides’ time Athenian women were largely mistreated by the society that governed them. Women’s role in the general public was to be the humble servant to their husbands, even if they were
• Medea
• Euripides
• Euripides was born in Athens, Greece, around 485 B.C. and died in Macedonia, Greece, in 406 B.C (Biography.com Editors).
• His contribution to literature included reshaping the strict structure of traditional Greek tragedy by including both independent female characters and intuitive slaves. He also put more focus on the inner lives and motives of his characters in a way that had been unknown to Greek audiences, allowing his plays to be reused even today (Burian).
• Original publication date was 431 B.C.
• During Euripides’ time Athenian women were largely mistreated by the society that governed them. Women’s role in the general public was to be the humble servant to their husbands, even if they were