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    Medea is a tale of rebellion against the patriarchy of its time‚ which is symbolized by Jason’s betrayal of Medea and her revenge against him to quell her female rage. Jason turning on Medea is the plot catalyst used by Euripedes to demonstrate the danger of scorning women. Medea’s revenge is especially shocking and intended to punish Jason for his infidelity. Her methods are designed to move Medea’s character away from a traditionally passive female role into an anti-female threatening to men. The anger

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    protagonist‚ confronts Jason‚ her husband who has abandoned her. It is the first time Medea shows Jason the rage she has for him‚ and he responds with rhetoric and logical argument. This passage is important to the audience’s perception of the relationship between Medea and Jason‚ and their similarities and differences which make up the main themes of the play. One of the most important features of this passage is that is the main part of Medea’s only interaction with Jason in the play. This is

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    Medea (Greek: Μήδεια / Mēdeia) is an ancient Greek tragedy written by Euripides‚ based upon the myth of Jason and Medea and first produced in 431 BC. The plot centers on the barbarian protagonist as she finds her position in the Greek world threatened‚ and the revenge she takes against her husband Jason who has betrayed her for another woman. Euripides produced the Medea along with Philoctetes‚ Dictys and the satyr play Theristai‚ winning the third prize (out of three) at the City Dionysia festival

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    Pain In Medea

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    one she loved. The one that took everything from the one she loved due to the pain he caused her. Medea is one that was like no other in Corinth she feels no remorse. Media is not a Greek and in order to be with Jason‚ the one she loves‚ she had to give up her title of a princess. Jason then turns on her to marry the princess of Corinth in order to give their two kids a name and a place in Corinth‚ instead of being an outsider. This resulted in Medea showing her fierce uncontrollable anger. Unlike

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    husband because of infidelity and his want for power. Medea’s plan is to solely hurt Jason as much as she possibly can. Her plan consists of a lot of deaths including her two sons. At first‚ Jason tries to explain himself about why he left Medea. Still‚ Medea was already hurting and no words of solace from him would help. Medea’s first kill was Glauce‚ the women Jason wants to be with. Killing Glauce is going to make Jason feel weak and without power‚ which is what Medea wants him to feel. At the end of

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    On Teaching Medea

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    ON TEACHING EURIPIDES’ MEDEA K.O. Chong-Gossard Euripides’ Medea remains one of the most often performed Greek tragedies today‚ and one of the favourite tragedies for secondary school students to read in Classics or English courses. Since there is a tremendous amount of scholarship already published on this play of plays‚ this article is intended to provide a quick reminder of the background to the play‚ a discussion of the character of the chorus and the character of Medea‚ and thus a variety

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    cursed man‚ my husband‚ with strong promises to me?” Jason is portrayed as foolish from the start of the play in which he takes credit for Medea’s work to obtain the Golden

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    In Euripides Medea is in a state of struggle with her husband Jason. At one point she and Jason settled down and have established a family‚ they have also attained a degree of fame and respectability. But then Jason ends up abandoning Medea along with their two children because he fell in love with Glauce‚ this turn of events has crushed Medea emotionally. She is at a point where she curses her own existence. Meanwhile Jason ended up remarrying Glauce who is the daughter of Creon the king of Corinth

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    Alienation in the Medea

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    treated discriminatorily and her cleverness is seen as menacing‚ the rulers of Corinth want to exile her almost immediately upon Jason’s betrothal to the princess of Corinth. Because of her alienation‚ Medea feels like she has no one to go to when Jason disrespects their marriage vows and‚ as a final point‚ she turns to revenge – one of the most primitive‚ brutal human impulses. The Medea reveals how poisonous isolation and betrayal can be when met simultaneously. Not only does Medea’s refusal to

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    Justice in Medea

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    success of her justice. Overall‚ Euripides insinuates that human’s egos complicate their ability to enact justice and suggests that justice is best left to the Gods. After her husband Jason has left her for another woman‚ Medea laments the injustice of her situation. But soon her self-pity turns to hatred for Jason. With support from the chorus of women‚ she feels empowered to enact her version of justice‚ namely killing Jason’s second wife. Apart from the support of the chorus‚ the nurse also laments

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