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. ...

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BARBARITY (WITH REFERENCE TO EURIPIDES" MEDEA AND CYCLOPS) I INTRODUCTION Euripides was the last of the three great Athenian dramatists, as well as the most controversial. ... This gulf between the rational, civilized Greek and the emotional, barbaric Greek can be seen with particular poignancy when studying Euripides" great tragedy, Medea, and also his satyr, Cyclops. ... II MEDEA One of the main themes in Euripides" Medea is the gender and cultural divide that is established between Medea and Jason. ... Instead, Euripides conveys his idea of the balanced lifestyle through the use o...

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The works of Poetics by Aristotle and Medea by Euripides offer contrasting styles possessed by both authors who each respectively show a strong sense of slave morality and master morality. ... The stark contrasts between these two authors is made apparent in Aristotle's direct reference to Euripides' Medea when he criticizes the appearance of Aegeus in the play. Aegeus ensures Medea that she will be able to escape once she executes her plan[Medea, 660-760]. ... Euripides however shows a level of master morality by featuring Aegeus as his character has a high level of worth to Medea a...

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