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. Medea is a vengeful and manipulative woman who bases her decisions on passion, revenge, selfishness and reason. ... Medea uses these excuses so that her choices are justified, and she does not feel as guilty. ... Jason's choice to leave Medea and his ...

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Medea and Lysistrata both exhibited extraordinary strength in very different manners. ... Medea is faced with a horrific tragedy of her own. ... Medea has moved far away from her homeland and sacrificed much she feels for Jason. Instead of using her power for good as Lysistrata did to end a war, Medea waged war against Jason. ... Medea's wrath was not complete. ...

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Even in the beginning, Jason's and Medea's relationship is unstable. One can learn through other legends that Medea willingly gives up her family and homeland for her love of Jason. ... He does not consider his marriage to Creon's daughter a sinful strike at his relationship with Medea, and yet Medea feels it is a crime unlike any other and must be treated as such. It is clear that Medea believes that her bond to Jason is not only lawful but emotional, and while Jason too feels that he has a loyalty to Medea, he does not see their relationship as such an emotional one. ......

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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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The Greek play Medea was published in 431 BC by Euripides. ... Medea will become enraged as a result and will seek revenge. ... Jason was married to Medea and they had two children together. ... 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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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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