On trial for murder today is the sorceress Medea for the death of her two children, King Creon, and his daughter Cruesa. Today the truth will be obtained and a verdict announced by me, Judge James T. Garzillo. I will serve this court to the best of my ability based upon facts and truths. Medea will have a chance to either prove her innocence or guiltiness. There is much to be considered in this case for it determines the life of this woman. For if this woman is guilty of murder than she shall spend the rest of eternity in prison or shall be effected by the sergeants of law. Deciding an outcome for this trial won't be easy for there are many key factors that play a role in the decision making. Like was the murder premeditated? Did she really love her children? Should Medea face the death penalty if she is convicted? We shall pay much attention to key facts as well. Like theif her husband may have tormented her to the point to kill. Although Medea loved her husband Jason and her kids, the actions Medea took were not that of what a civilized good-natured person would. .
The overall facts that I have obtained from Medea's defense attorney can be summarized all too well. Medea stated that her reason for the deaths were out of her dire love for Jason. She says, "You know that my lord Jason has left me and made a second marriage with the bright-haired child of wealth and power."(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. She said she regrets doing it but, it was the only thing she could do. For her love for Jason was unremitting and there was nothing that will ever change this. I asked Medea, "Then why the reason to kill King Creon and his beautiful daughter Cruesa?" Her response was that she felt that Jason was hers before Cruesa, and she wanted to get rid of anything that would take Jason away from her.
Medea cried "Oh, oh! ... Medea deserved sympathy. ... Medea stated that "trials are yet to come for this new-wedded pair; nor shall those nearest to them get off easily" (Euripides 28). Medea poisoned Glauce and Creon. ... Medea and Other Plays. ...
This act is another justification for the belief of Hercules being a villain; he did the "12 Labors" for a pardon of his act not really a trial to prove his "heroic qualities". ... People consider him a hero because of the trials he went through in capturing the Golden Fleece. ... Medea is one of the witches that assists him in capturing the Golden Fleece, and he promises her that he would marry her. ...
Humanity by Augustine In Augustine's Confessions he describes the trials and tribulations that took place in his life on his journey to Christianity. ... portrayed in Oedipus Rex and Medea. ... Oedipus had no choice in what was destined to happen to him, nor did Medea. ... Medea did everything in her power for Jason because she loved him. ...
Later, at Thomas Putnam's house, the witches tried to slit the throat of twelve-year old Ann Putnam Junior. - Again with a knife (the weapon Medea had used)" (Discovery at Salem). ... When brought to trial Sarah testified innocent... There was a brief delay following her trial because some of the judges were skeptical about the validity of supernatural evidence. The trials were resumed after several leading ministers advised the court that such evidence might be used, but only with extreme confidence. ... This lynching was the first official execution of the Salem witchcraft trials. ...
Later, at Thomas Putnam's house, the witches tried to slit the throat of twelve-year old Ann Putnam Junior. - Again with a knife (the weapon Medea had used)" (Discovery at Salem). ... When brought to trial Sarah testified innocent... There was a brief delay following her trial because some of the judges were skeptical about the validity of supernatural evidence. The trials were resumed after several leading ministers advised the court that such evidence might be used, but only with extreme confidence. ... This lynching was the first official execution of the Salem witchcraft trials. ...
As ancient Greek history has played such a pivotal role in subsequent cultures throughout time, that to learn about women in this society enhances our understanding of western civilization. Ancient Greece was not a united nation, but a collection of individual sovereign communities with a common lan...
Crucible also means a harsh trial or examination. ... According to Raymond Williams, The Crucible is a powerfully successful dramatization of the notorious witch trials of Salem. ... Miller used the Salem Witch Trials of the 17th century, to make an indirect, but assertive comment upon McCarthyism in American life (Richard Watt, Jr. 536). ... However, Miller was interested in the witch trials before he opposed McCarthyism however. ... Witch-hunting and the evil Salem trials in The Crucible was a work of social dramatic art making a statement of evil intolerance for global history (Watts viii)....
