The first thing you might imagine when you hear the name Medusa is most likely along the lines of “the woman with snakes for hair and you’ll turn to stone if you look at her face”. Yes, that is true but that’s not all of it, there’s a whole lot more to her story than what meets the eye. When looking for a myth for this essay, I recalled that Medusa was a part of Greek mythology that I curious about ever since I watched ‘Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief’, which is where I was…
knows that Medea will never listen to these women who are trying to stay by her side. The women are trying to calm Medea down from this violent path she has chosen to take. The women are trying to stand together with Medea since she was done wrong by Jason. Euripides’s…
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…
can be used to sum up Medea and her antics: crazy. Everything starts off fine and dandy for Medea and then takes this sudden shift to about the heaviest topic discussable - murder. There’s a lot of variables here to consider in terms of Medea and Jason. I initially reacted with a doubt on Jason’s end and confirmed that Medea could actually make a good case in defense of getting back at him. I knew she suffered immensely from Jason’s leaving her for another woman, and judging from how badly she…
have never acted in the manner that she did, and the blame is to fall upon Jason. Through the actions of Jason from the marriage, the dissatisfaction with his home life and the want for bigger and better things, and finally the ultimate betrayal…
higher class, has “her heart on fire with passionate love for Jason” (1). She is too eager and impulsive that she willingly sacrifices everything, including her family and homeland, in order to be with him. Medea’s marriage with Jason would become secure when she aids him in the retrieval of the Golden Fleece. However, she soon realizes that Jason was not a man of her own kind, when she is soon struck with bitter grief and betrayal when “Jason has taken a royal wife to his bed, deserting his own…
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…
throughout my life, my stepfather Jason Sebastian has been my helping hand through the storm called life. When he came into my life I was four years old and he had his hands full. Not knowing what to expect, he was able to show me resilience. Even though Jason had taken over the role of my father at a very young age I don’t call him dad. I have gotten so used to calling him by his name that it has grown on me as a name but also as a meaning. Whenever I hear the name Jason I automatically think…
Jason the legendary Greek hero most known for leading the Argonauts a band of strong brave men and the quest for the Golden Fleece. “Jason and the Argonauts were known to be the bravest and most adventurous group of men in all of ancient Greece” (Hudson). Jason though he was a mortal and was not connected to god he was under protection of the goddess Hera whose favours he had gained. Jason may not be talented or have any powers but he is still interpreted as a hero in Greek mythology, Jason’s…
The focal point of Sophocles’ Antigone is the protagonist’s desire and search for justice. Antigone, the daughter of Oedipus, is the play’s tragic heroine who fights against the evil Creon, the current King of Thebes. Her rebellion against the king was ignited by her thirst for justice, stopping at nearly nothing to combat the immoralities standing in her way. In her heart, the sacredness of family and honor is the pinnacle aspect of her life. These beliefs of hers create the source of…