In Euripides’ “The Medea,” the protagonist Medea and her evil husband Jason lose their humanity and joy. Medea is portrayed as a victim of love and a gruesome murderer for revenge. Jason is perceived as a monstrous, selfish, and unsympathetic villain that is charismatic toward his boys. Euripides shows an imbalance in the ancient Greek play that women can be powerful and have masculine tendencies like men. For example, Medea spoke up for herself and would not tolerate mistreatment. Euripides has a different way of revealing his characters in “Medea.”
The female protagonist Medea is victimized by her husband, which leads her to murder multiple people. In the beginning of the “Medea”, the sorceress and the lovestruck princess escaped her …show more content…
Besides that, he is charismatic about his boys and begs to see them. He tries to make Medea think it should be accepted that he can love Medea and Glauke at the same time. He only wants the princesses because he thinks he will gain wealth and credibility from people around him. Jason would have not received the Golden Fleece if it were not for Medea. He tells Medea he only wants to leave her for the princess so that the family will become wealthy. Medea asks him why he did not mention it to her earlier. This was a way of manipulating Medea into thinking he was named Glauke for the love of his family. After Jason tells Medea she should accept the secret love between him and his new wife, he says: “ It is natural For a woman to be wild with her husband when he Goes in for secret love” (Euripides 885-887). Jason admits later on in the play that he is a cheater. He tries to convince her that she is a clever woman. He is very unsympathetic about her heart. He is not interested in the foreigner wife anymore. Jason acts as if he cares about Medea but in actuality he only cares about the children. When Medea tells Jason he has killed the children, he is shocked: “ O woman, you have destroyed me” ( Euripides 1287)! He questions her and begs her, “Give me the bodies to bury and to mourn them” (Euripides 1351). Medea has left him childless and bare. He really loves the boys: “Let …show more content…
Medea does not exhibit a motherly behavior during this age. She kills her children to seek revenge against her husband and to make his life miserable which is frowned upon in ancient Greece. Medea was able to voice her opinions in the play which is not normal. When she opens her mouth, she expresses that she is independent and can succeed on her own. During this day in age, women are suppose to be submissive to their husbands and obey their commands. It was not usual for them to stand up to their
The female protagonist Medea is victimized by her husband, which leads her to murder multiple people. In the beginning of the “Medea”, the sorceress and the lovestruck princess escaped her …show more content…
Besides that, he is charismatic about his boys and begs to see them. He tries to make Medea think it should be accepted that he can love Medea and Glauke at the same time. He only wants the princesses because he thinks he will gain wealth and credibility from people around him. Jason would have not received the Golden Fleece if it were not for Medea. He tells Medea he only wants to leave her for the princess so that the family will become wealthy. Medea asks him why he did not mention it to her earlier. This was a way of manipulating Medea into thinking he was named Glauke for the love of his family. After Jason tells Medea she should accept the secret love between him and his new wife, he says: “ It is natural For a woman to be wild with her husband when he Goes in for secret love” (Euripides 885-887). Jason admits later on in the play that he is a cheater. He tries to convince her that she is a clever woman. He is very unsympathetic about her heart. He is not interested in the foreigner wife anymore. Jason acts as if he cares about Medea but in actuality he only cares about the children. When Medea tells Jason he has killed the children, he is shocked: “ O woman, you have destroyed me” ( Euripides 1287)! He questions her and begs her, “Give me the bodies to bury and to mourn them” (Euripides 1351). Medea has left him childless and bare. He really loves the boys: “Let …show more content…
Medea does not exhibit a motherly behavior during this age. She kills her children to seek revenge against her husband and to make his life miserable which is frowned upon in ancient Greece. Medea was able to voice her opinions in the play which is not normal. When she opens her mouth, she expresses that she is independent and can succeed on her own. During this day in age, women are suppose to be submissive to their husbands and obey their commands. It was not usual for them to stand up to their