Who Is Jason A Tragic Hero
46. I would not consider Jason a tragic hero. Maybe the reason why is because I am a woman and can relate to Medea’s pain. I began not like him in the second half of Jason and the Golden Fleece. I found with each task he became less and less of a heroic figure to me. Per Aristotle’s definition of a tragic hero, Jason leaving Medea for …. Would have been the rash decision that he makes without thinking of the consequences. This causes Medea’s wrath which leads to the death of his soon to be wife and father-in law, his children, and his place on the throne. While this wrath was an extreme unnecessary and tragic in itself, I still wouldn’t qualify Jason as a hero. Medea won his quest for him and then he has the audacity to leave her because she