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    Medea The Sanctity of Oaths Through the play Medea‚ Euripides shows us the importance of keeping a promise given. At the beginning of the story‚ we see the play’s two opposing views of promise keeping represented by the Nurse and the Tutor. As she stands outside of Medea’s house and laments the way Jason has slighted Medea by taking another wife‚ the Nurse speaks of the “eternal promise” Jason and Medea made to each other on their wedding day (17-21). The Nurse wishes

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    In Euripides’ play “Medea” the main character is a powerful‚ but controversial woman – Medea herself. Reading the story some people might be confused with the actions that the protagonist decides to take. She is violent‚ vindictive‚ bloody and seemingly crazy. By looking at actions alone‚ Medea would certainly be considered evil. However‚ the author creates a character decidedly more complex. We can see it through the background story of the character and development of the play’s plot. That is

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    Medea Revenge is the action of inflicting hurt or harm on someone for a wrong suffered at their hands. It is seen as a ‘wild justice’‚ and as revenge is entertaining (also allowing us to consider our own morals and beliefs) it is an enduring interest in literature. The desire for revenge is an evolved outgrowth of our human sense of unsatisfied reciprocity. Revenge has been evident in the early years of human life. For many tribal cultures‚ is one member of the family was killed or injured‚ it

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    on whether it is an act that vindicates those who have been wronged or an excuse to pursue revenge. Through Medea‚ Medea’s actions have been judged and criticised whether her murders are an act of justice that she deserves or simply the idea of inflicting pain on those she loathes. Revenge is the predominant motivator for the psychological and corporeal action of the play. In the play‚ Medea is self absorbed into her misery‚ her determination of inflicting pain and suffering to Jason consumes her

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    Aristotelian Analysis – Music/Sound & Spectacle (Medea) V. Music/SoundThe Use of Sound in Medea Eurypides uses sound to great effect in Medea. Perhaps most prevalent is the fact that all the women are played by men‚ most likely talking and singing in a high pitched falsetto‚ giving the play a high‚ screeching tone‚ which would certainly put the audience on edge. This would add to the tension‚ and provide an exaggerated contrast between the men‚ speaking in their natural voices‚ and the women

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    Medea and Lysistrata are two women who both feel that women in general are ill-fated. They individually attempt to rectify their own misfortunes by seeking their own form of justice. Lysistrata felt that men were only prolonging the war with their pigheadedness. Medea‚ however‚ feels that she has been played dishonorably by Jason‚ causing Medea to wreak vengeance upon Jason in any way she can and anyone within reach is fair game. Both women individually plot and scheme to achieve their desired results

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    Medea Reflectiv Statement

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    Ana Maksimovic IB English 11/ 3 Per. Ms Bachmann 03/11/2012 335 Words Reflective Statement Medea has lot information that is often not conspicuous to the reader. In Medea the place and time play a big role. The place matters because of the events that happen. The events are related to Gods and gods were mainly famous in Greece. If you would change the place the meaning of gods would lose its importance. Time is always relevant because the play was written a long time ago and it shows how

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    Love and Hatred in Medea

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    2008 Love and Hatred in Medea Abstract This paper focuses on the issue of “Love and Hatred in Medea.” Most people consider Medea as a bad and evil woman‚ but‚ she is not that evil. It is just because she has different levels of love and hatred toward different people‚ just as we do. First‚ I will focus on Medea’s intense love toward Jason. I mostly focus on the part that she sacrifices everything for Jason because of her love. Second‚ I focus on the reasons that Medea decides to take the revenge

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    Medea Feminist Analysis

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    Medea sits in her room all day sobbing loudly for the world to hear. She screams and cries as to capture everyone’s attention. As abnormal as it seems‚ the readers of Euripides’ Medea witnesses this scene at the beginning of the book. The Nurse and Chorus continually speak about the hardships Medea is going through‚ and tend to feel sorry for her. Euripides emphasizes the point that Medea is going through extreme pain internally with the thought and actions of her killing her own children. [Some

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    The Role of Women in Medea

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    Medea is the tragic tale of a woman scorned. It was written in 431 B.C. by the Greek playwright‚ Euripides. Eruipides was the first Greek poet to suffer the fate of so many of the great modern writers: rejected by most of his contemporaries (he rarely won first prize and was the favorite target for the scurrilous humor of the comic poets)‚ he was universally admired and revered by the Greeks of the centuries that followed his death(“Norton Anthology”). Euripides showed

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