Analysis On Loyalty In Medea And Titus Andronicus
Margarita Paredes
Prof. Cross
English 110
Final Essay 2
In August of 2003 Larry W. Wilson wrote, “…loyalty is like the juice of an orange – the flavor cannot be determined until the orange is squeezed beyond the breaking point. The Bible testifies to the truthfulness of this statement. Loyalty is one of the most powerful forces within the human heart. Loyalty can produce good results, and misplaced loyalty can produce evil results..(Wilson) In the plays of Medea and Titus Andronicus we are shown that a specific model of loyalty is morally correct and that loyalty to our families is more important than being loyal to the state, but in fact neither model is right because loyalty can be given to anyone who we have honesty and/or intimacy …show more content…
She is loyal to her family and will do whatever not to betray them. Medea doesn’t understand why Jason couldn’t be there for his family , after all she left everything to be with him and in return he sleeps with another women. Medeas invested so much into her family , her kids and her husband were her life before her heart was shattered. It’s a little ironic that loyalty to the family is what these stories ar trying to convey. Especially when Medea is loyal to her family, but at the end of the play she kills her children. Medea shows us how mistrusting family can bring you to disaster as well. She is loyal to her husband and family and takes care of them like every mother should, but Jason leaves to sleep with the princess. Medea is heartbroken and can no longer trust her husband. She goes crazy and starts to plot her revenge and how she will get back at Jason for ruining them and their family. In the beginning of Medea , her duty is to be loyal to the family, but in the end we see this change and now Madeas duty is to do whatever she has to to hurt Jason. Madea’s loyalty is for her family but once her family is broken she is no longer loyal to anyone but her feelings of revenge. She ends up killing her sons because she knows this will hurt Jason more than anything. As a result of Medea misplacing her trust and loyalty she suffers a huge heartbreak not only from Jason cheating on her , but now the murder of her own
Prof. Cross
English 110
Final Essay 2
In August of 2003 Larry W. Wilson wrote, “…loyalty is like the juice of an orange – the flavor cannot be determined until the orange is squeezed beyond the breaking point. The Bible testifies to the truthfulness of this statement. Loyalty is one of the most powerful forces within the human heart. Loyalty can produce good results, and misplaced loyalty can produce evil results..(Wilson) In the plays of Medea and Titus Andronicus we are shown that a specific model of loyalty is morally correct and that loyalty to our families is more important than being loyal to the state, but in fact neither model is right because loyalty can be given to anyone who we have honesty and/or intimacy …show more content…
She is loyal to her family and will do whatever not to betray them. Medea doesn’t understand why Jason couldn’t be there for his family , after all she left everything to be with him and in return he sleeps with another women. Medeas invested so much into her family , her kids and her husband were her life before her heart was shattered. It’s a little ironic that loyalty to the family is what these stories ar trying to convey. Especially when Medea is loyal to her family, but at the end of the play she kills her children. Medea shows us how mistrusting family can bring you to disaster as well. She is loyal to her husband and family and takes care of them like every mother should, but Jason leaves to sleep with the princess. Medea is heartbroken and can no longer trust her husband. She goes crazy and starts to plot her revenge and how she will get back at Jason for ruining them and their family. In the beginning of Medea , her duty is to be loyal to the family, but in the end we see this change and now Madeas duty is to do whatever she has to to hurt Jason. Madea’s loyalty is for her family but once her family is broken she is no longer loyal to anyone but her feelings of revenge. She ends up killing her sons because she knows this will hurt Jason more than anything. As a result of Medea misplacing her trust and loyalty she suffers a huge heartbreak not only from Jason cheating on her , but now the murder of her own