1. Revenge Rather than Justice:Euripides Medea
Many people would not disagree with the saying that an eye for an eye is justified, however, the distance that some people are willing to go creates a large distinction between justice and revenge. ... Revenge encompasses doing whatever in your power to get back at another, which often includes manipulation and deceit. ... Her story is timeless in demonstrating the effects revenge and cruelty can have upon a being, as the drama reveals how far a woman will go to seek revenge. ... It is in this light that some take the drama's message to be that an eye for an eye is justified, as her re...
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