Medea's Rage

Rage as defined by Meriam Dictionary is a strong feeling of anger that is difficult to control. It is also defined as a sudden expression of violent anger. Medea is a tragic drama in which the protagonist, Medea, experiences much rage towards her husband Jason. The anger inside of her causes her to kill many people including Glauce, Creon, and her two sons. The Iliad is an epic poem in which the protagonist, Achilles, along with the antagonist, Hector, and Agamemnon experience much rage towards each other and other characters in the poem. Their destructive behavior causes many unnecessary problems throughout the poem. Each of the characters allowed their rage towards each other drive their actions and thoughts. Once Medea’s husband, Jason, …show more content…
He moaned, and wrapped her in his arms, and kissed her.” “There they lie, two corpses, a daughter and her aged father, side by side, a disaster that longs for tears.” The rage inside of Medea and the want to “ruin Jason’s household” she will that the lives of her own two children. The children’s death will “wound my husband the most deeply.” “On this day fortune has bestowed on Jason much grief, it seems, as justice has demanded.” Medea’s rage and anger towards Jason pushes her to the point of killing all of the people Jason loves. Even after all the murders Medea’s blames all of them on Jason’s “outrage, and his newfound bride.” The characters in The Iliad are fueled by rage and anger towards each other. Book I is titled “The Rage of Achilles.” The first two lines of the epic poem begin with “Sing; Goddess, Achilles’ rage, black and murderous, that cost the Greeks of heroes into Hades’ dark, and left their bodies to rot as feasts for dogs and birds, as Zeus’ will be done. Begin with the clash between Agamemnon – The Greek warlord – and godlike Achilles.” Achilles, Hector, and Agamemnon are all well-known warriors, but, unfortunately, they allow their anger and rage to overcome