Commonly regarded as Euripides' greatest work, Medea is a powerful play of impassioned love turned into furious hate. ... Euripides tries to make Medea as close to an actual woman as possible, and to show her fiery lust for vengeance in uncovered action with nothing to dull its effect. The audience is witness to a hideous passion and cannot be certain whether Euripides approves of it or condemns it. Many themes shine through in the play Medea including pride, exile and the outsider and betrayal and manipulation and the use of different literary devices including imagery and foreshadowing ...

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(Euripides 121) She explained to the council that she didn't want to hurt Jason or the kids, but she felt the only way Jason would give her the time of day was to hit him where it hurts. ... (Euripides 189) This statement alone can decide the entire case. Medea was cold hearted for saying this. ... Medea is sentenced to life in jail with no bail. ... Medea now has learned the dangers of love. ...

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Medea and Antigone In the plays Medea, and Antigone, by Euripides and Sophocles, two women are portrayed as independent, stubborn individuals. ... In the tragic play Medea, Medea's husband Jason betrays Medea and decides to marry a more beautiful, youthful woman. ... Upon Medea's banishment, Medea argued repetitively with Creon. ... All Medea wanted was revenge. ... The plays Medea and Antigone, by Euripides and Sophocles, portrayed two very strong women. ...

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Medea then convinced the daughters of Pelias to kill their own father, the king of Iolcus (Euripides 31). ... Go, enjoy her" (Euripides 36)! ... If only I were dead" (Euripides 20)! ... Medea stated that "trials are yet to come for this new-wedded pair; nor shall those nearest to them get off easily" (Euripides 28). ... Works Cited Euripides. ...

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"As representatives of the Greek heroic ideal, both Medea and Jason are flawed, but Jason is more so than Medea. ... To be honest, Medea is far from perfect. ... Euripides avoids a fairly controversial technique; the juxtaposition between good and evil, here both the characters are evil. ... Jason's final words underline Euripides" disparaging view of Jason, his grief is almost totally self-centred. ... Euripides has selected a very unheroic death for Jason, as his death is the result of a plank of wood from his ship hitting him in the head. ...

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The Greek play Medea was published in 431 BC by Euripides. ... Medea will become enraged as a result and will seek revenge. ... This play written by Euripides will deal with the ugliness of revenge and betrayal and how one woman has set out to get even at all costs. ... Jason's arguments with Medea reveal him being an assertive because he does not ask, he tells Medea what will happen. ... Medea is the unfortunate wife of the ungrateful Jason. ...

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Euripides's play, Medea portrays the characteristics of a tragedy. Through Jason's tragic flaws, it is shown how Medea possesses these elements. ... Jason cast away Medea because he did not want to leave his high place in society. ... At first, we have pity for Medea, because she has done nothing wrong. ... Fear for two reasons: a) Fear that what has happened to Medea (being dumped and humiliated) could easily happy to us, and b) Fear of what Medea is now plotting as her revenge. ...

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Medea, protagonist of Euripides' drama of the same name and a woman wronged by her husband, used this idea and evened the score by murdering four innocent individuals; a princess, a king, and her two young sons. In Medea's eyes, the deaths of four still were not adequate to equal the pain begotten to her. ... It is true, Medea gave and lost everything to the man she loved. ... (Medea 31)." ... Actions of murder will forever plague the consciences of some, for example U.S. soldiers and Medea. ...

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