In Medea by Euripides the case in which the mother kills her daughter is quite different. ... Medea finds out about this and is distraught. Later on, the king travels to the Medea and tells her that she must leave immediately for she threatens him. ... Unlike Sethe, who murdered her children for their good, Medea murdered her children as an act of revenge. ... This act was completely animal like, and there is no possible was that Medea was sane at the time of the murder. ...

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Obsession as a driving force in Euripides" Medea "The fiercest anger of all, the most incurable, is that which rages in the place of dearest love" (Medea 32). With this brief sentiment, the collective mind of the female Chorus in Euripides" Medea relays to the audience the destructive potential ...

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Medea cried "Oh, oh! ... Medea deserved sympathy. ... Due to the pains Jason caused Medea, readers tend to take Medea's side and urge her to take revenge. ... Medea poisoned Glauce and Creon. ... Medea and Other Plays. ...

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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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In lines 1021-1027, Medea tells the tutor to bring her sons to her. ... Medea is connecting with the idea of not being able to watch her sons" grow, get married and develop offspring. ... In lines 1050-1055, Medea's other-half takes over. ... "Steel yourself, Medea: away with this cowardice, these arguments that melt." ... And with these actions; further proving, that Medea is emotionally unstable and evil....

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BCE page1) According to the legend of Medea and Jason, Medea did serve Jason very faithfully. ... In addition to these, Medea left her family to accompany Jason home, even though she would be defying her father. ... Medea does none of these in the play written by Euripides. ... Jason running off to marry another women, for whatever reason, makes him unfaithful therefore Medea is allowed to act in an unrighteous manner. Thus, Medea technically didn't break Aristotle's rules or is at least excused from it because Jason broke Aristotle's other rule first. ...

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