(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. ...
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 ...
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. ...
