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Are Medea’s actions justifiable? Discuss. In Euripedes’ play Medea, he depicts Medea as a woman who is consumed with vengeance and hatred after being betrayed by her husband Jason. This betrayal sparks a series of “unholy, horrible” murders. Medea’s actions can be justified through justice and revenge. Medea was motivated by Jason’s actions to pursue her own actions against Jason. Medea wanted revenge toward her husband for leaving her after she fully dedicated herself to Jason - and she also wanted

proclamation that “anyone who crosses [Medea] will not easily sing a song of triumph.” Medea does not view the realization that she has the capacity to kill as a weakness in her humanity, but as a tool to manipulate Jason and other male characters like Aegeus; that is to say her knowledge of her own murderous abilities subsequently gives her the strength to shame and control others. By mocking Jason’s style of speech in the second episode and referring directly to his arguments, Medea is able to become

A close analysis of the two stories shows that they were narrated in different point of view. The story of “The House of Asterion,” is narrated in the first person point of view and like many other stories, the narrator begins with a quote, “And the queen gave birth to a child called Asterion,” (Borges, 1). As the story continues the narrator talks about the accusations made against him which he denies and then follows with the description of his house. He continues on to argue how sad he is and

Medea was promised land and assistance from Aegeus. Her motive makes it clear that she is acting in a deliberate and blameworthy way. Medea accepts the blame of her evil fury as she completes the final stage of her tragic loss of everything in her life. Although Jason left Medea to remarry the daughter

kill Minotaur. Theseus wanted to do this because he had a plan to kill Minotaur. Theseus wanted to do this to end the human sacrifices to the monster. When Theseus decided to take the trip to kill Minotaur, he promised to do something for King Aegeus. Theseus said that he would put up white sails in advance to communicate ahead of time and let the King know he was coming back alive. If Theseus died while trying to kill Minotaur, they planned on sending

still love his children. His flaw of apathy or the fact that he is not perseverant causes his downfall when Medea has his wife (the princess) murdered as well as his children. This causes Jason to be extremely disturbed - but it is deserved. King Aegeus - The present King of Athens who is very sympathetic. He is friends with Medea and understands her problem. He tells her that she may come to Athens and seek refuge if she pleases. He has no children and asks if she will "provide him with some"

revenge on all of them. Medea convinces Creon to let her stay one more day in Corinth, which he allows because of his pity for Medea's two sons. Medea then secures a safe place to retreat to once she's committed the murders. Medea promises to cure King Aegeus’ of his sterility if he swears to give her safe harbor, he agrees, not knowing what her plot really entails.. Of course, she neglects to mention she's about to kill a bunch of people. Medea convinces Jason into believing that she is okay with

The duration that we spend living is representative to a game in which one has to stack building blocks and continually reach greater heights. These blocks mark a time in life where an individual learns, grows, and evolves. Each new experience can relate to an individual method to dealing with barriers presented growing up. In the Greek myth and legend, “Daedalus and Icarus”, I was able to associate parts of the stories with the phases that humans go through as we mature. The underlying themes that

Theseus, the newly found prince of Athens, embarks on several hero journeys including on against Minos’ Minotaur and the Labyrinth. Joseph Campbell’s representation of the hero’s journey fully encompasses Theseus’ narrative throughout his quest to defeat the Minotaur. Beginning with a call to adventure on through the crossing of the threshold and on to the reward and resurrection. Compared to Rank’s hero’s journey which includes a revelation and transformation with atonement, Campbell’s process fits

and information will answer that big question. Poseidon is known for being one of the most powerful of gods, no doubt. He controls and rules over all seas, earthquakes, storms, and horses. His name isn’t just Poseidon either, but actually are Aegeus, and Poseidon Hippios. If you’ve ever heard someone say “Neptune’s whipping up a big storm tonight,” Neptune is his Romanian Name, and in the language Greek his name is ‘Husband.’ Poseidon also has symbols to represent him and his powers too. Those