In the play Medea, Euripides shows the major roles that men and women play in Greek society and questions the audience on whether Athenian society was strongly patriarchal. ... At the start of the play Medea Euripides gives Medea an opening speech to the chorus in which she reminds the audience of the powerless position of women in Greek society by referring to the women as "wretched creatures" and by stating that they do anything for their men. ... In the play Jason blames Medea for sexual jealously and questions why she is acting the way she is, even though Medea is not from Corint...

• Word Count: 629
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The play "Medea" reminds me a lot of two movies - "The Diary of a Mad Black Woman"" and "Waiting to Exhale. ... Furthermore in the passage Medea says, "_ accept my place; but this blow that has fallen on me was not to be expected. ... It is clear that Medea was in love Jason, but Jason's heart was not in their relationship. ... Starting from lines 213 -216 Medea, expressed her feeling about women and burden of finding a husband. ... Although Medea was not in a physically abusive, she was emotionally scarred by Jason. ...

• Word Count: 921
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The tragic play Medea establishes many contrasting characteristics of the two most influential characters, Medea and Jason. ... In fact, Medea's magical powers were much more potent than women of Corinth. ... On the other hand, Medea is a woman in a culture where men are superior. ... As the play Medea, creates a foil between the main characters, Medea and Jason, this foil eventually becomes blurry possibly so that judgment is not immediately placed upon Medea as a villain. ... Certainly, Medea is no victim or weak minded to the power and whims of the male race. ...

• Word Count: 1150
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In Euripides" Medea, Medea is constantly talking about the conditions that women face in her time. ... Medea is married to Jason, who has decided to leave her to marry King Creons daughter. ... In Medea, as well as other plays, there is a sense of role reversals. Medea is shown to be tough, and is warrior like in her speeches to the chorus. ... Like Medea she is also driven by revenge. ...

• Word Count: 1759
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School