Medea Essay

Medea is an Ancient Greek play written by Euripides, which is set in Corinth. Medea appears to be the heroine of the play (partially indicated by the fact that she is the eponymous character), which was uncommon in the time it was written; male characters were usually the protagonists. Medea is not native to Corinth or even Greece; her difficulty in conforming to Ancient Greek societal expectations is in fact a significant theme in the play: she is not Greek, she is not passive, she is not…

Medea and the patriarchy In Ancient Greece, most of the literature and writing were composed by elite, wealthy, and well-educated men. The play Medea, written by Euripides is no different than most of the plays of the time except for its subject matter. Medea is about Medea, a strong mother from a foreign land, who is cheated by her husband Jason. What is different about this play is that Medea does not act as a woman should according to the traditional customs of the time. Instead, Medea tries…

crossed. Throughout the play, Medea has gone through a tragedy. Her husband, Jason, brought her to the strange land of Corinth, leaving her with no familial support. To add to her pain, Jason leaves Medea for a princess in Corinth, leaving her in eventual exile. Medea is filled with grief, pain, and anger, leading her to take her emotions out on those around her; specifically her children. While Medea's position is one not wished on anybody, the actions…

Character As humans, we experience an array of emotions, but our emotions can only take us so far. In the tragic play Medea, Euripides uses Medea’s emotions such as rage, jealousy, and pride to create her complex character, which is more godlike than human. Medea is an ancient Athenian tragedy, and it’s vital to realize that emotions may have been interpreted differently in 431 B.C.E, when Medea was first performed (Puchner, 784). Even in ancient Greek literature, it is possible that a “single…

knowing that Medea lets her passion rule her actions. However, in the interactive oral: Jason and the Argonauts, I found out that Hera convinces Aphrodite to send her son, Cupid, to a love arrow at Medea for she was a skilled sorceress capable of helping Jason obtain the Golden fleece. Under the Cupid’s spell, Mede helps Jason achieve his goal, even if it was against her will. While, Medea did all of Jason’s dirty work, she let him take the credit. And, when Jason breaks his oath, leaves Medea…

Medea, deceived by her husband with his second marriage and then banished from Corinth with her two sons, sought revenge by ultimately killing her own children, her husband’s new wife, and King Creon. Euripides in this tale initially gains sympathy from…

numerous attempts through ancient texts to salvage a voice to sympathize with the plight of the women. Euripides being one of the many voices and a “champion of women's equality” (Wright 7), shows his view of the female population through his play Medea. There is no other play, where a woman is portrayed to subvert the norms of feminism and overcome the bonds of masculinity. Euripides depiction of…

Supervised Writing- MEDEA Prompt 1: How is the Chorus the vehicle of social comment and cultural values? → Medea is a mythical ancient Greek tragedy about a sorceress Medea and her revengeful and jealous intentions against her husband Jason as she thinks Jason has betrayed her by marrying the princess of Corinth. It’s a heavy play in terms of broken vows and treachery, leading to a powerful peripetia in the play. There is an ongoing conflict throughout the play on many levels- be it oikos or…

the readings, it appears that Medea’s powers are based on being a priestess of Hecate; due to the amount of emphasis she places in the Goddess’ power and how often she is invoked in Medea’s rituals. While several references can be made to determine Medea as a priestess, Circe has no such established connections. In fact, it appears that most of Circe’s power is her own and is a witch that shares a similarity with Hecate that can be explained by a familiar bond. Circe and Hecate share…

rationalisations of Jason and Medea, in his tragedy Medea, challenges the commonly held value of seeking balance. Jason breaks his oaths and leaves Medea for fortune and prestige, while Medea sets on the quest to exact her retribution on Jason. Ultimately, however, Medea is Euripides iconoclastic attack on the Greek social system, suggesting to the audience that maybe the real criminal is the androcentric Greek society, where woman and the second class are unjustly subjugated. Leaving Medea…