Medea Essay

another act against patriarchy. Medea had similarly also made her own father heirless by killing her brother. Another act mentioned by Euripedes is her instigating of King Pelius’s daughters into killing their own father – which too is a diabolic act, again against patriarchy. This is how Euripides adapted Medea in the book from the main myth of the Jason and the Argonauts. Additionally, the chorus who are constituted of women of Corinth, are sympathetic to Medea from the start. Even knowing…

Feminism in Medea Feminism is the belief that men and women should have equal rights and opportunities. It is well known that women have always struggled for equality, especially in ancient Greece. They served merely as child bearers and housewives, doing whatever their husbands asked of them. The play Medea by Euripides specifically shows how patriarchal and misogynistic society was during that time period. Not many men cared about women, much less advocated for them. Euripides uses Medea to…

In the play Medea by Euripides the character Jason’s marriage to the Princess of Creon is done to bring benefit to his family but Medea’s emotions have overtaken her to see this. Jason uses logos to create a well thought out argument. As for Medea, is controlled by her feelings, which do not let her make rational decision and this is seen through the syntax that is used in the passage. Jason creates a structured argument to support the benefit the family will receive with the marriage of the…

This outburst from Medea in response to Jason’s first speech in Medea shows the reader how Medea feels about Jason directly; until now we have only seen her describe her problems of being abandoned by Jason and exiled by Creon in the abstract, or in a sort of narration of events. In this confrontation between the two of them, we see her express her emotions to him, a completely different type of situation. Jason is telling Medea that he feels bad for her, but everything that’s happened tot her…

people today are also excessively greedy and don't appreciate what they already have l. They're quick to look at what the next person has, looking over their own riches. From traditional myths such as the stonecutter to famous plays such as Euripides Medea, male characters help readers understand how society viewed and still views women; and how one character who is conflicting nature learns from his/her mistakes. In the myth the stonecutter, the stonecutter sees beyond what he already has and…

of Persian elders, while the chorus of Euripides’ Medea is a group of Corinthian women. Despite the differences among the two groups of the chorus, their functions and responsibilities within the context of the play are the same. Even though the chorus is a group of people in both Aeschlyus’ Persians and Euripides’ Medea, they…

The play that our group decided to work on is “Medea”. Medea is about a King named “Jason”, that one day leaves his wife “Medea”, and because she is not a princess anymore and he needs a women that is a part of the higher class society and that comes from a very wealthy background. The ex-wife Medea soon finds out that her ex-husband divorced her for another women due to the conditions that were occurring in her life at the time. Medea soon gets jealous and mad of her husband and soon starts to…

Furthermore, as the God of music, poetry, art and knowledge, he is leader of the Muses, the Goddesses who represent the the inspiration for art, science and literary works. He had also directed a choir for them. Although a prominent God, his role within Medea is a miniscule one, as he is only briefly alluded within the text;…

play Medea is miserable, and suffering but as the play progresses she starts to become more confident and eventually she gets what she wants which is to exact her revenge on Jason. This would lead to the belief that her character follows a path from misery to happiness; however, according to Aristotle’s rules this is only possible if the hero is a completely bad individual. Even in Classical Greece infanticide was something viewed as “break[ing] mankind’s laws (p. 71), but in the case of Medea…

Medea as a Feminist Work of Literature The play Medea by Euripides is an ancient work of literature that is still performed, discussed, and interpreted in present day. It is known for iconoclastic themes and ideals due to Euripides controversial portrayal of a variety of different characters. He challenged the traditional view of Greek societies by making heroic men seem weak, giving women power, and portraying the gods as violent and deceiving. In this way, we can argue that Medea is one of the…