Medea

Once he began manipulating Medea, this made him realize, that he can manipulate anyone he chooses to. After he had captured the Golden Fleece, he abandoned Medea and married the princess of Corinth hoping to stable his wealth and gain more power. He, in turn, manipulated the royal family only to have the consistent power he needed and desired. This had then begun to escalate. Jason is now displaying a pattern of his manipulation. As Jason begins to free himself from his “evil” ex-wife, Jason manipulates the past into a lie and much bigger problem from his side of the story. His dishonesty makes his side of the story more believable and by doing so, his manipulation skills had become more deceivable. Jason is in denial of the many things Medea had done for him and when he told his story, he used omission in order to deceive his listeners. Jason then says, “Dark threats cast out against the majesties/ of Corinth, count as veriest gain thy path of exile.” (27). He then blames Medea and having Creon ban her from Corinth.

promises his utmost respect and loyalty in an attempt to make her want to leave with him. He

There is a time where killing is a justified action. Times like this our self-defense, war, euthanasia, and assisted suicide. Another great example is in the book, by John Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men. George had to kill Lennie because Lennie’s punishment could have been worse, Lennie is not safe to be around, and George realized Lennie would never get better and the dream would never come true.

He meant nothing. She gives him children because she knows that is her duty as a wife, but she states she never asked for them (Faulkner 174).

Diane Downs. Susan Smith. Andrea Yates. Casey Anthony (maybe). There is no shortage in current times of women who, just like Medea in hers, found themselves taking the lives of their children. A current theatrical production of Euripides’ The Medea will give audiences a long felt message, even though the play itself is set and costumed in classical times and without much overt spectacle.

Medea plans to kill her children instead of Jason. The main reason being that, by killing the children, it will cause Jason eternal pain. Medea’s position of citizenship also affects her emotional state and actions. Medea is an immigrant. She speaks on how she tried to blend in to this “strange Greek society” (7) and failed. I feel it is because of this failed effort that Medea finally understands that she is a foreigner—and also unwelcomed—and has no home to return to. It is for this reason I believe Medea continued with her plan. She had nothing to lose and had to leave Corinth anyways. Medea appears to be a very outspoken woman. On page 7, Medea expresses her opinions of the women of her time. Medea embodies the voice of women. She makes it sound

At this point she felt nothing but betrayal who could the love of her life just turn around and leave

Medea’s conversations in the Jeffers adaptation produce less of an importance than they execute in the Norton version. When speaking with Jason, Medea keeps her speeches brief and to the point. Moreover, her objective when speaking to Jason is to prey on his lack of wisdom and have him believe the words that are coming out of her mouth. She questions Jason without him acknowledging her future endeavors. “That is true: vengeance makes grief bearable. -But- Creon’s daughter, your wife- no doubt will breed many other boys. -but, if something were to happen to- Creon’s daughter- (56). Questioning Jason occurs as a tactic to figure out what she wants to know. Furthermore, she asks Jason regarding the children and Creon’s daughter to discern what

Argumentative Essay Rough Draft Filicide is the deliberate act in which a parent kills his or her own children. In Euripides’ Medea, Medea commits filicide along with murder of a princess. Medea was married to a man named Jason who divorced her and married the princess, Glauce. Medea was so upset by this that she killed his new wife and her and Jason's children.

He blames himself for her leaving, he always prayed at night for her to come back.

The shocking addition of having a mother slaughter her own children makes a dark story even darker, it deepens the revenge and shocks the moral of the audience. Euripides manipulates the audience through traditional Greek play techniques to increase the intensity of the revenge, by playing with our thoughts and inviting his audience to question the way their society lives. Through the Chorus of Corinthian women Euripides directs the audiences view of Medea. Throughout the play the Chorus voices their opinion, influencing the audience to their point. Originally the Chorus celebrates Medea's desire for revenge, chanting “To punish Jason will be just” (line 267, p. 25), the audience agrees with the Chorus, Jason should be punished. Once the Chorus become aware of her intentions they turn against her, attempting to make her see reason and in the final ode they condemn her while acknowledging that her actions are the manifestation of a greater power and thereby re enforce Euripides tragic theme. The Chorus's 5 stasimons and short interventions during the play direct the audience's thoughts and opinions. As a tragic heroine Medea is a creation unique to Euripides, the psychological study of a woman entirely consumed by love and hate. He reminds us that her love for Jason resulted in the betrayal of her father, the murder of her brother and the murder of Pelias. Rejected, mocked and betrayed, her pride and hatred of Jason cause the destruction

If I were to ask you if killing someone is justifiable, some will answer with a strong no and others like me might say it depends on what they did. However, that is a job for the police to investigate and figure out. No human being kills another without some sort of

Throughout the orals on Medea by Euripides, my understanding of the play has grown tremendously. The explanation behind why Euripides used multiple sea and sun references was due to the placement of Corinth. Corinth was situated around water on both the east and west coast so the city could see both the sunrise and sunset over the water. I learned that the sun served numerous roles in the play. Since Greek plays were in a twenty-four hour format, the sun was key to telling the time of day. The sun was also important because according to background information, Medea was the granddaughter of Helios, The Sun God. This is the reason behind the golden gifts that Medea gave to Creon’s daughter and at the end of the play, when Medea received a chariot.

The first person point of view can be found in the beginning of the work, for example, when Medea says “I hate this life…” (Puchner, pg. 532, line 150). By Euripides using the second person point of view, it allows the readers to connect to the characters on a more personal basis for example, Medea says “… you’ve made threats…” (Puchner, pg. 536, line 294). An example of the third person point of view is Medea telling Jason that “he’s such an idiot” (Puchner, pg. 537, line 379). By there being multiple narrators, it allows each character to serve as an individual narrator telling their views to the readers. The work also has monologues and soliloquies like when the nurse informs the readers about what’s happened to Medea (Puchner,

Euripides, writer of Medea, is an extremely well-known author for his literature of intense dramatic novelties that have fiercely influenced drama, “particularly in the representation of traditional, well-known heroes as ordinary people in extraordinary surroundings”. “He was born in 480 BC, died in 406 BC he’s occupation was playwrighting and wrote many novels such as Medea,, Hippolytus, Electra, and many more. Euripides also had two Spouses which names are Melite and Choerine, his parents were Mnesarchus and Cleito”.