Euripides tragic play 'Medea', presents the betrayal of Medea by her husband Jason and the events that follow which are a result of passion, reason, and selfishness. The key decisions made in Euripides' play is Jason's choice to leave Medea and his children to marry Glauce, and also Medea choosing to kill her children. ... Euripides illustrates Medea's decision to kill her children as a result of her revenge against Jason and suggests that her actions are emotive and passionate. ... Euripides presents Medea's excuse as genuinely thinking and caring for her childr...

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Infidelity, heartbreak and a husband finding a new wife was very common in the era of Euripides, if Medea were to accept the fact it was common she wouldn't of have been exiled and killed her children. ... During the time of Euripides it was common for men to have multiple partners and sexual encounters. ... The catastrophe of Medea having to kill her children was caused by Medea's lack of control over her emotion. ... Medea uncontrollably falls in love with Jason. ... Medea's name mean's cunning and conniving. ...

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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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I feel that Medea's reasoning and actions were completely erroneous and unethical. ... Why didn't Medea hide her children or move them far away to be brought up by someone who knows nothing of the famous "Medea and Jason." ... The actions of both Medea and Jason were mainly selfish. ... For instance, Jason had told Medea that he was marrying the princess so that he could become "something," and it was through the children that Medea would become royalty as well. ... However, the issues that occurred in Euripides" Medea are still a reality today, so regardless of the era in which we ...

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Medea, a play by the Greek playwright Euripides, explores the Greek- barbarian dichotomy through the character of Medea, a princess from the "barbarian", or non-Greek, land of Colchis. ... Jason decides that he wants to divorce Medea and marry the princess of Corinth, casting Medea aside as if they had never been married. ... Medea was also a faithful wife to Jason. ... There are two main reasons why Medea decides to kill her children. ... Medea's barbarian status is a burden to herself as well. ...

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Medea The play called "Medea", which is written by Euripides, was wonderfully written play. ... I was amazed when Medea actually killed her two children in order for her to get revenge on her husband Jason. ... From the information that I obtained from the play "Medea", I found the Corinthian woman to be friendly, sincere, thoughtful and kind. ... She was the one person that could have stopped Medea from killing her children. ... As you can see on page 34 (1276-1278), she contemplates on whether or not she should go into the room and stop Medea from killing her children. ...

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Clytaemnestra and Medea: Two women seeking justice Clytaemnestra and Medea are two women who are seeking justice for a wrong committed by their husbands. Clytaemnestra's husband, Agamemnon, did not wrong here directly but rather indirectly. Agamemnon sacrificed their daughter Iphigeneia, in ...

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Medea, the main character in Euripides play "Medea," has been separated from her culture and society because of her gender and also her race. ... Medea is persecuted duly hard for her crime for she is a woman, as well as an outsider. ... Some may consider her actions as selfish, however, Medea was not mad in making her choices. ... Not only did Medea murder her brother, but she killed her children as well. ... Jason's casting of Medea aside did not take into consideration her strength. ...

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