Women In The Medea
Women: The Smartest Of Them All
A woman is considered a lover, a help mate, and a care giver in todays time. The ancient world was a time of very strict rules, few rights, and barely any freedom especially for women. The most lenient civilization was Egypt when focused on women. Many other civilizations were not as merciful on women. Women in the ancient world were considered inferior unless they were wealthy or special.
Many women did not fit the description of being wealthy or special. They fit the description of being inferior. Being inferior is to be low in rank, quality or status. Women were treated differently in ancient times. They were not looked highly upon or appreciated as they should have been. Literary text were written mainly …show more content…
This play demonstrates the role of women in ancient times.They were prohibited from doing many things, and theatre was one of them. The main female character is Medea, the princess of Colchis and wife of Jason, son of Aeson, king of Iolcus. Medea has a female nurse and she has two sons who have a male tutor. Medea is considered the wealthy princess of Colchis so she is treated of high respect. In this case The Medea and The Book of Ruth differ. The characterization of women in Ruth shows women inferior to men, but in The Medea there is a characterization of women of wealth superior to women who are inferior, and women who have wealth but are still inferior to men. Medea rarely received orders from anyone due to her status of being princess. Medea gave orders to her nurse, who worked for her. The nurse is considered inferior because she is not wealthy. She has to work in order to provide. She’s the perfect depiction of a doormat. Medea gives her orders and she doesn’t really care as to how she speaks to her because she is considered her servant or beneath her just as Creon, the king of Corinth saw Medea—the …show more content…
Creon, the king of Corinth looked over the fact that Medea was a princess. He felt as if he could still give her orders, and that she did not have a choice, but to listen, and she did. In this situation Medea wasn’t considered leader at all rather a peasant or servant to Creon. Although Medea was in the middle of a rampage when Creon spoke to her she became distraught. Creon spoke to Medea saying, “I order you to leave my territories an exile, and take along with you your two children” (270-271). Medea replies saying, “Oh, this is the end for me. I am utterly lost. Now I am in the full force of the storm of hate” (275-276). Medea gave Creon just what he wanted. He wanted her to be weak and suffer just how men depicted women in ancient times, as weak, desolate individuals. Although Medea was a princess she allowed the King, Creon to overpower her and to tell her what to do. Medea is the perfect example as to why women are considered emotional and weak minded. She was on a rampage, but as soon as Creon spoke she hushed and listened. When Creon finished speaking Medea immediately became sad. I think the real question here is are women as really powerful as they may seem? No, they are not. Creon’s position should not have mattered against Medea—a woman, but it did. As much as people can say things like gender or race don’t matter, they really do. Just because Medea was a woman she was expected to listen and abide by
A woman is considered a lover, a help mate, and a care giver in todays time. The ancient world was a time of very strict rules, few rights, and barely any freedom especially for women. The most lenient civilization was Egypt when focused on women. Many other civilizations were not as merciful on women. Women in the ancient world were considered inferior unless they were wealthy or special.
Many women did not fit the description of being wealthy or special. They fit the description of being inferior. Being inferior is to be low in rank, quality or status. Women were treated differently in ancient times. They were not looked highly upon or appreciated as they should have been. Literary text were written mainly …show more content…
This play demonstrates the role of women in ancient times.They were prohibited from doing many things, and theatre was one of them. The main female character is Medea, the princess of Colchis and wife of Jason, son of Aeson, king of Iolcus. Medea has a female nurse and she has two sons who have a male tutor. Medea is considered the wealthy princess of Colchis so she is treated of high respect. In this case The Medea and The Book of Ruth differ. The characterization of women in Ruth shows women inferior to men, but in The Medea there is a characterization of women of wealth superior to women who are inferior, and women who have wealth but are still inferior to men. Medea rarely received orders from anyone due to her status of being princess. Medea gave orders to her nurse, who worked for her. The nurse is considered inferior because she is not wealthy. She has to work in order to provide. She’s the perfect depiction of a doormat. Medea gives her orders and she doesn’t really care as to how she speaks to her because she is considered her servant or beneath her just as Creon, the king of Corinth saw Medea—the …show more content…
Creon, the king of Corinth looked over the fact that Medea was a princess. He felt as if he could still give her orders, and that she did not have a choice, but to listen, and she did. In this situation Medea wasn’t considered leader at all rather a peasant or servant to Creon. Although Medea was in the middle of a rampage when Creon spoke to her she became distraught. Creon spoke to Medea saying, “I order you to leave my territories an exile, and take along with you your two children” (270-271). Medea replies saying, “Oh, this is the end for me. I am utterly lost. Now I am in the full force of the storm of hate” (275-276). Medea gave Creon just what he wanted. He wanted her to be weak and suffer just how men depicted women in ancient times, as weak, desolate individuals. Although Medea was a princess she allowed the King, Creon to overpower her and to tell her what to do. Medea is the perfect example as to why women are considered emotional and weak minded. She was on a rampage, but as soon as Creon spoke she hushed and listened. When Creon finished speaking Medea immediately became sad. I think the real question here is are women as really powerful as they may seem? No, they are not. Creon’s position should not have mattered against Medea—a woman, but it did. As much as people can say things like gender or race don’t matter, they really do. Just because Medea was a woman she was expected to listen and abide by