Jason

revenge and uses the vulnerability of three foolish men: Jason, Creon, and Aegeus to further her agenda. With manipulation, brutality, and scheming Madea successfully pinpointed and took advantage of each man’s weakness. Although it is perceived that Jason, the father of Medea’s sons, married Creusa for selfish reasons, Jason insisted that he did it out of his children’s best interest. His sacrifices for his children make it obvious that Jason somewhat cares for his sons. Medea discovers Jason’s…

betrayal. Medea’s husband, Jason, betrays her when he abandons her and takes another wife. Medea feels a hatred for Jason and wants him to “pay” for the pain he has caused her. But Medea also betrays her children. Mothers are supposed to care for their children and do everything they can to make sure their children live and have the best life possible. Medea betrays her children by not living up to these expectations; she kills her children just to inflict pain on Jason by “killing his legacy,”…

Medea was more of a victim or a victimizer. First, Medea’s whole situation started from her husband Jason being unfaithful. This already makes Medea a victim to cheating and harsh emotions as shown in the play. Medea was also a victim to love. She fell for Jason when he came to her homeland. This is where Madea’s foolishness came in and made her a bigger victim to love. Because Medea loved Jason, she committed many crimes for the sake of him and her being together. She loved him so much that…

Jason, son of Aeson and great-nephew of Athamas, was sent on a quest by King Pelias to bring back the Golden Fleece as part of his three labors to gain back his rightful place at the throne of Iolcus. The goddess Hera wanted revenge on Pelias for not honoring her, so she asked Jason to bring back Medea, daughter of Aeetis, as a means to bring down Pelias. Along with the help of the goddess Aphrodite and her son Eros, Jason was able to bring Medea back to Iolcus, after she committed several acts…

maiden’s help with Jason it felt like Medea did all the work and he was the front of the operation. Not only that but Jason seems to despair whenever laid with an impossible task, something other heroes seem to pride themselves to being able to accomplish and Medea had to be there to morally support him to do it. Even after disparity hit again because he was going to go home empty handed she not only helped him steal the Golden Fleece but also escape safely. At Corinth Jason still longed for a…

reaction, empathy migrates towards Medea. It shows within the characteristics of the chorus. The other characters all at one point feel emotion and remorse towards her. The play makes Jason out to be this dreadful person that destroyed an abandoned Medea. Certain passages in the play note otherwise in my opinion. Jason left her…

aspect and takes an eye for an eye. Or maybe a limb for a broken heart. When Medea was left abandoned and heartbroken by her once true love, Jason, she craved vengeance. Many tragic examples of abandonment come from the wretched soul of Medea. For example, when Nurse said, " But now her world has turned to enmity, and wounds her where her affections' deepest. Jason has…

some gifts for the princes and “If she takes these fine things and puts them on, she, and anyone who touches her, will die in a painful death”(Euripides 36). This quote demonstrates the drastical level of vengeance that Medea considers necessary for Jason and the entire island to suffer the same pain as she did. Furthermore, Medea doesn’t consider the punishment sufficient and declares that she “will kill the children-my children and ruin Jason’s household”(Euripides 36). Medea considers that in…

the story, The Golden Fleece, Jason uses Medea for his selfish needs. In return, Medea kills Jason’s new wife by burning her alive. “But no sooner had she put it on than a fearful, devouring fire enveloped her. For example, when Esch said “I loved you! This is Medea wielding the knife. This is Medea cutting” (204). Since Esch was vulnerable, she started to attack Manny. This is also what happened to Medea. After Jason used Medea, her vulnerability made her kill Jason. Another example is when…

Medea goes on to kill her children because of the fact that her husband loves them. Medea does all of these things because of her “love and hate” for Jason. In the end Medea achieves her goal of destroying her Jason’s life. Medea believes that Jason’s betrayal justifies her revenge, although almost all of the characters in the story believe that Jason has done nothing wrong at all, and is completely justified in leaving her because he is a man. In the time period in which this play was written…