Tragic heroes show many similar attributes. These heroes have been found to create their own downfall. In the two plays Medea and Agamemnon, the readers are introduced to Medea and Clytemnestra. These women have a resembling story. Their husbands, Jason and Agamemnon, betrayed Medea and Clytemnestra by committing adultery. Clytemnestra and Medea did not take this unfaithfulness very well. Both women acted out of hurt when they exacted revenge against their adulterous husbands, by using their cunning wits. In the play Medea, Medea feels victimized and outraged when she ascertains her husband planned on leaving her for King Creon’s daughter, Glauce. Jason also decided to exile Medea and keep their sons. Medea devised a plan to punish Jason for
