Medea: Passion vs. Reason “The passions are like fire‚ useful in a thousand ways and dangerous only in one‚ through their excess‚” stated Christian Nestell Bovee a famous mid-19th century author. “Logic‚ like whiskey‚ loses its beneficial effect when taken in too large quantities‚” stated Lord Dunsany a famous Anglo-Irish writer during the 1900s. These quotes demonstrate a strong theme in the Greek play Medea written by Euripides. In the play Medea‚ the protagonist Medea learns that her husband
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Revenge Medea‚ a play by the Greek playwright Euripides‚ explores the differences between Greek and Barbarian through the character of Medea. In ancient Greek times‚ men had right to revenge on another man for betrayal or hurting him. The man who caused the misery had to take the revenge from the other man. In the play ‘Medea‚’ Medea kills Creon’s daughter and her own children to get revenge on Jason for betraying her for Glauce. Because of the Greek Society and Jason’s betrayal‚ Medea feels she
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Medea the Myth of Feminism “It is only males who are created directly by the gods and are given souls [...] it is only men who are complete human beings and can hope for ultimate fulfillment; the best a woman can hope for is to become a man” (Plato 90e). Euripides’ Medea was written in a time where even the word “feminism” did not exist and yet he gave Medea a role of substance and a stature of strength. It is a wonder whether or not Euripides knew just how much power he put into the hands of
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As with most of the myths in ancient Greek tragedy‚ the story-line of Euripides’ Medea‚ originally produced in 431 BC‚ is derived from a collection of tales that circulated around him. Medea is one of the earliest surviving plays of Euripides‚ though it was written well into his career. It is also one of the most popular. Margaret Thatcher‚ former prime minister of Great Britain‚ once said‚ “In politics‚ if you want anything said‚ ask a man; if you want anything done‚ ask a woman.” Novels and plays
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Passage Analysis – Medea This passage occurs near the beginning of the play and is part of Medea and Jason’s first encounter in the play. Medea‚ the protagonist‚ confronts Jason‚ her husband who has abandoned her. It is the first time Medea shows Jason the rage she has for him‚ and he responds with rhetoric and logical argument. This passage is important to the audience’s perception of the relationship between Medea and Jason‚ and their similarities and differences which make up the main themes
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Loss of a Child In most circumstances‚ it is difficult for one to feel sympathy for a character that is the cause of their suffering; however‚ in Medea‚ this is not the case. Although Jason can root the causes of his sufferings to his own wrongdoings‚ with the loss of innocent children‚ he certainly suffers the most out of the characters in Medea. Because Jason is not entered into the play until far into the plot‚ the audience has a biased opinion of him from the start. This time allows for
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In the Greek play Medea‚ there are two protagonists‚ Medea and Jason. Medea‚ who is the wife of Jason has fallen in love with him and has left her country to be with him. After all this loyalty‚ Jason decides to divorce Medea and marry the king’s daughter; Glauce. Medea becomes filled with fury and anger and wants to kill her husband and the king’s daughter. We can also say that she becomes suicidal. Jason on the other hand‚ only seeks his own benefits because he has married the King’s daughter just
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Henrik Ibsen and Medea by Euripides‚ the author shows the significance of honor in marriage and how the lack of it jeopardizes a relationship. The positive and negative role of honor is similar in both pieces of literature which is depicted through Medea and Nora’s sacrificial actions‚ Torvald and Jason’s use of wives as subsidiary “objects” for their own self interest‚ and the consequences that alter both Nora and Torvald’s and Medea and Jason’s relationship with their children. Medea and Nora mutually
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the tragic play Medea‚ a play that contained a witch named Medea and a man named Jason that will eventually will become king. Together as one Medea and Jason obtain the golden fleece and come together through love‚ but as Jason gets tired of her‚ he leaves her. Medea becomes hurt and creates a scenario in which suffering occurs from losses and revenge‚ thus leading to the great tragedy known. Betrayal‚ revenge‚ loss‚ and royalty are factors to a tragedy for good or worse. Medea a tragic hero
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readers encounter in the play Medea by Euripides. After her husband‚ and famed hero Jason‚ leaves her to marry another woman‚ Medea responds by murdering their children. Yet‚ readers and even characters in the play are confused at to what Medea’s motives are behind this horrendous act. Many people believe that my murdering her children‚ Medea was saving them from future suffering and torture. Although one may want to believe that Medea murdered her son out of mercy‚ Medea killed her children as a form
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