Medea

Two of Euripides’ plays, Medea and Alcestis have many similar themes, but with many differences. They deal with topics such as the role of women and their expectations by men. The characters are very similar in many aspects, but different when it comes to actions and expectations. Medea and Alcestis have many similarities, but are about as different as can be when it comes to the expectations of women in Ancient Greece. Alcestis is the personification of the perfect woman, loving, caring for her…

Whenever something goes wrong we as the audience are always quick to blame to female or say it’s because she having a mental break down. The tragedy of Medea is no different. We all assume that Medea took her rage and acted out in an awful way due to no fault of anyone else. But the truth is that if it wasn’t due to Jason’s selfishness and betrayal to Medea, she would 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,…

symbols in Euripides’ Medea is the poisoned diadem which Medea’s children deliver to Creon’s daughter in an act of rancorous spite. The malevolence of Medea’s words nearly seeps from the pages when she declares to the chorus exactly how she plans to enact her vengeance. MEDEA. I will send the children with gifts […] and if she takes them and wears them upon her skin she and all who touch the girl will die in agony. Such poison I will lay upon the gifts. (page 26) Notice that Medea takes care to…

and inequalities between the two genders exist. The concept of feminism is deeply engraved in Euripides’s tragic play Medea. Jason, the male protagonist, has abandoned his wife, Medea, along with their two children and sproted an affair with Glauce, the daughter of the king of Corinth. Jason plans to remarry Glauce to gain access to the throne. However, his decision angers Medea, who has sacrificed her family to be with him. Out of rage, she executes a revenge. By showing Medea’s actions against…

Antigone and Medea are both strong women who end up in conflict with the law. These two Greek plays, Antigone by Sophocles and Medea by Euripides, are centered around two women fighting back and responding in a manner they think is right. Antigone and Medea take place in ancient Greece, Thebes and Corinth, respectively. Antigone will do anything possible to achieve her goal, regardless if it hurts those she loves or breaks the law. By comparing and contrasting these main characters, we are able…

Euripides’ Medea is a play of convict and relation. The storyline is based on past events including moments where Medea helped Jason steal a golden fleece from her father and even killing her brother. After this they both ran together to Corinth and had children. Jason then leaves Medea for a marriage to Creon’s daughter, Glauce. In Euripides play Medea, an in-depth view in is given into the life of a women scorned named Medea and her emotionally unstable reactions. The play begins amidst Jason…

Medea essay Samuel Johnson uses his knowledge as a famous contributor to the english literature to state “Revenge is an act of passion; vengeance of justice”. The book Medea is a play and a novel written by the great tragedian of classical Athens, Euripides. The novel takes place in the ancient Rome in an island called Cyprus where a women called Medea, the main character, takes to action a horrific revenge due to the infidelity of her husband. In Medea, Medea lives in a cruel society where…

After reading the Introduction of Medea, multiple themes begin to emerge. The most prominent theme is 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…

Medea: A Feminist Cry The majority of the plays written in Ancient Greece diminish women. Women were put into the same category as slaves and children. For the most part women were treated as objects instead of actual people. Women were given to men as time during times of war. Women were meant to stay at home and do chores or other womanly things like sew and raise children. They were never expected to speak up when a man made a decision that they did not agree with. They were supposed to take…

the understanding of the character of Medea and sheds new light onto the play. Medea’s behavior earlier in the play showed her indomitable will to get retribution for her ordeal with Jason. When she proclaims that she is “from a noble father and descended from the Sun” it is an acknowledgement of lineage and what rights are due to her (89). Lineage is important because she is no ordinary woman as seen at the beginning and end. The supernatural aspect of Medea does explain past conversations…