Medea Quote Analysis

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Euripides uses Jason’s hateful remarks towards Medea to show how sexist the society is. When Jason betrays her and married the daughter of Creon, Medea rejects her feminine side and behaves in a more masculine way. She becomes full of hate and plots revenge on Jason, speaking to him as he is an enemy to be defeated. “...how I want to see him and his bride beaten down, destroyed—their whole house as well— for these wrongs they dare inflict on me”(lines 191-193). The quote implies that Jason went on to marry another woman without Medea’s consent. He also does not care about her feelings nor does he apologies for his mistake. When Medea gets mad about it, he acts like she's just being an overly emotional woman, saying "...you women are so idiotic—

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