Readers expected Medea to never kill her children, but she contradicted my expectations and decided to do so anyway. This difference is key because it shows how much she is willing to do just to get revenge on Jason. Succumbing to killing her own kids shows how badly Jason affected her. Medea’s changes in her plan cause readers to feel hostile towards her. Medea knew doing this insidious deed would definitely extirpate Jason and his household. At times, the unwanted can be best in making the perfect plan. Medea feels it would have been too easy to just kill him. Rather, she decided to kill her own kind, so Jason can really suffer. This is important because in the story we learn the real reason as to why she killed her own children: passion.
