Love is a dangerous and powerful sensation. It has the ability to control any individual who may come in contact with it. Love is a risk, and in order for a person to truly love, they must choose to sacrifice themselves and their judgment, which can either strengthen an individual or completely tear them apart. This forces me to ask, is love worth the risk? As for Medea, she chooses to take the risk, and, consequently, allows herself to fall dangerously in love with Jason, which leads to the development of their tragic love story.
Moreover, Medea’s love for Jason vanishes when he decides to leave her for the King’s daughter and agrees with the King’s decision to exile her and the children, thus, catalyzing Medea’s murderous plans. After Medea …show more content…
Firstly, both the Chorus and the Nurse, particularly the Chorus, are knowledgeable of Medea’s plot; yet, neither of them choose to step in and tell Jason, partly due to their fear of Medea and partly due to their demise of Jason for his actions. The Chorus knows that there is “no hope left for the children’s lives,” but they stand still as they hear the loud cries of the children as Medea stabs a knife through their hearts. Secondly, Medea has a small moment of weakness as she listens to Jason talk about the possible future of their sons. Her “cheeks [turn] white” and she begins to feel “unhappy to think that these things will [not] be.” Furthermore, Medea does not want to kill her sons, but she believes that the best decision that she can make, as their mother, is to protect them from a more painful death. Though, Medea contemplates the decision multiples times, and at one point she says “she cannot bear to do it” and renounces her plans. However, she ultimately forces herself to go through with her plan. Moreover, Medea had many opportunities to renege on her murderous plans, but she did not want to retreat back to the “weak woman” she once was, thus, forcing herself to kill her own
Moreover, Medea’s love for Jason vanishes when he decides to leave her for the King’s daughter and agrees with the King’s decision to exile her and the children, thus, catalyzing Medea’s murderous plans. After Medea …show more content…
Firstly, both the Chorus and the Nurse, particularly the Chorus, are knowledgeable of Medea’s plot; yet, neither of them choose to step in and tell Jason, partly due to their fear of Medea and partly due to their demise of Jason for his actions. The Chorus knows that there is “no hope left for the children’s lives,” but they stand still as they hear the loud cries of the children as Medea stabs a knife through their hearts. Secondly, Medea has a small moment of weakness as she listens to Jason talk about the possible future of their sons. Her “cheeks [turn] white” and she begins to feel “unhappy to think that these things will [not] be.” Furthermore, Medea does not want to kill her sons, but she believes that the best decision that she can make, as their mother, is to protect them from a more painful death. Though, Medea contemplates the decision multiples times, and at one point she says “she cannot bear to do it” and renounces her plans. However, she ultimately forces herself to go through with her plan. Moreover, Medea had many opportunities to renege on her murderous plans, but she did not want to retreat back to the “weak woman” she once was, thus, forcing herself to kill her own