The main character in Euripides" play is Medea. ... Medea is known for her cleverness. ... Medea punishes him for what he has done to her. ... The chorus in Medea "parallels" Mrs. ... Medea and Nora share very similar characteristics and the plays share a very similar theme. ...
The evolving theme of an individual's weakness and subsequent downfall supports the Greek's democratic system, where no individual becomes too powerful. ... She is foreshadowing the theme of the story and Euripides is voicing his message plainly through her. ... His first wife, Medea, is a powerful woman who has no place to go, so she becomes desperate. ... Even now I know that I am making a mistake," he says (Euripides, The Medea, 332-330). ... He lies and says that he is remarrying for the good of Medea and the children, so that they too may be royalty. ...
