Medea Essay

wake of an avalanche. Euripides’ play Medea also depicts a broken marriage contract when Medea’s husband Jason leaves his children and wife to marry a princess. The contracts spouses create when they become partners for life include spoken words in the vows exchanged, a tangible sign of promises made to each other, yet there…

In Greek literature, mythological gods play very centric roles in the plot. The Iliad and Medea are of no exception; however, the gods in the Iliad by Homer constantly interfere while the gods in Medea by Euripides remain passive. In the Iliad, the goddess Athena acts on behalf of the Achaeans multiple times. In Medea, the gods allow Medea to commit horrible acts and do not intervene (on or against her behalf) until the very end. In both works, the relationships between the gods and humans…

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…

From Shahryar murdering a new wife every night, to Jason trying to think for Medea, and Eve ignorantly taking a bite out of the fruit of evil, women have always been painted as the creators of disaster. Still, time and time again women have been able to counteract this trivial mindset, and come out victorious. At the very least…

the golden fleece he must endure through challenges that the king has placed for him. Medea, in spite of her father, helps Jason accomplish his tasks. Medea sits and ponders the decision about betraying her father and the possible outcomes that may occur, “Will I betray the kingdom of my father, only to have the stranger whom I save set sail without me for another’s bed, leaving Medea to her punishment?” Medea understands that she is betraying her father based on the fact that she contemplates…

Gobelins in Paris. This painting was completed in February 1743(National Gallery 1). This famous painting is called "Jason swore eternal love to Medea”; In this art the dragon was put to sleep by the potion Medea (National Gallery 1). So that Jason can take possession of the golden fleece(National Gallery 1). In the painting, Jason stands on the dragon, while Medea, a sorceress, stands to the left of the painting, In the background to the left are the Argonauts ships that are being prepared to…

many tragedies he wrote based on Greek mythology and the dark side of human nature. One of his most well-known plays, Medea, tells the story of a wife looking for revenge after being left by her husband. The play’s antagonist, Medea, is married to the Greek hero Jason, but he leaves her for King Creon’s daughter, Glauce, in order to gain a political advantage. Heartbroken, Medea grieves the loss of her husband, but eventually decides to get the ultimate revenge by killing Creon, Glauce, and…

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…

Medea is determined to seek revenge no matter the cost. It is the only way she will become content with herself. She is geared up to see a blood bath because death will be her greatest satisfaction. Juno is a woman with an immense self-respect. She does not let anyone make her look bad. She is extremely spiteful and insists whoever is disloyal and opposes her acquires punishment. “Jove’s wife alone refrained from passing judgement, rejoicing as she did when some misfortune fell upon one of…

fire-breathing oxen. Medea gave Jason a potion to not get burned. The second test was to sow dragon's teeth in a field, causing a stone army to appear. Jason took Medea advice and throw a stone at the army. The army did not know who threw the rock and killed themselves. The third and final test was to get the golden fleece from the sleeping dragon. Getting the Golden Fleece was so easy for Jason because Medea gave him a potion to make him quite a possible. One the way home Medea killed her…