How Did Jason Betray Medea

In ancient Greek plays it is often believed that tragic heroes have no one to turn to, to rectify or correct the injustices brought upon them. In Corinthian society woman have been betrayed, but none as much as Euripides’ Medea. Some say that Euripides makes a strong case for causes of betrayal, and that there is no admiration of loyalty. There are certain claims made throughout the story that show particular points of betrayal, both done against and by Medea. The chorus claims that Medea killed her children because she wanted to betray Jason. One more claim would be that the chorus betrayed Medea because they did not stick by her when she was going to kill her children, and the final one would be that Jason intimately betrayed Medea after …show more content…
Jason believes that Medea’s suffering was caused by her own hand. If she had been less emotional about everything, the whole situation would not have ended on such bad terms. Medea’s exile, which was caused by her cursing the royal family, thirst for revenge and betrayal, and death of the princess, was justified by the chorus who is still loyal to her. The logical argument comes from the chorus whose position is that there is no reason that justifies slaughtering her own children. The chorus has to eventually beg the Gods for Medea to stop and have her reconsider her decision to murder her children. Medea has gone mad because she has thrown away all of her sense of reasoning, and has fully devoted herself to getting revenge. This makes Medea believe that the chorus of abandoned women is abandoning her as well. During the entire play of Medea, Euripides is advocating loyalty by displaying the dangers of uncontrollable betrayal. By chasing loyalty, one could never enter the path of retribution. Medea is willing to sacrifice everything to make her revenge perfect. This type of crazed revenge is seen too often in society. In the play Medea can be interpreted as a crazed mother who takes her betrayed heart out on her own innocent sons. Her constant desire to get revenge against Jason is driven by her love and loyalty for him, because of her passionate