Civilization and Its Discontents by Sigmund Freud Essay

Euripides’ Medea is a telling tale which delves deep into the realm of the modern human being’s greatest internal conflict, balancing the tug of one’s heartstrings amidst the vacuum of society’s value system. The darling daughter of a barbaric Greek kingdom, Medea’s life is warped by the blinding light of love. Thus readers are compelled to understand the distraught state of this loyal woman, which came about following Jason’s decision to marry the daughter of Corinth. Despite opposing views,…