Masculinity In Medea

Ever since the beginning of time, men have always been the dominant human being. Even now in modern times men still earn a larger salary than women. Men are considered the head of the household, decision maker, and money maker. They have a bigger role compared to women, who are entitled to look after the house and children. The men in Medea are not any different. Men are given more rights despite hurting their loved ones, due to the superiority they have over women and children. This superiority allows them to make choices for their family no matter the consequences. Jason abused of his rights, which is why he created his own downfall. He underestimated a woman’s vengeance and as a result, he ended up losing more than what he expected. Euripides described the type of …show more content…
Men are more at liberty to do as they wish compared to women. For example Jason married the Princess of Corinth because he was tired of Medea’s “bed.” Unlike women who are required to accommodate to their husband’s decisions even though they might be hurting like in Medea’s case. Jason believed that by marrying the Princess of Corinth he was helping his family, so they would always have everything they could ever need, but Jason’s fatal flaw is believing his male superiority is infallible. Which is why Euripides portrays Jason in this way. To show that men are not as superior as they assume to be. Despite them being all tough and masculine they are still capable of being torn down, just like Medea did to Jason. He underestimated Medea, and in doing this he caused his own destruction. The role of men and women need to be changed because even though this play is set during 431 B.C. the same problem involving gender dominance is still occurring in modern time. Men are just as emotional as women, and women are just as strong as men, so why are women given a lesser role? A change needs to occur to fix this