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Throughout the play, Medea was more or less an ordinary woman portrayed as a bad woman. However, she could be the victim of male power and just seemed very out of the ordinary for the role of females at this time (Sourvinou-Inwood 258). She ended up being a version of a very bad woman, by killing her son’s and wreaking havoc on Jason and male power (Sourvinou-Inwood 258). | Throughout the play, Medea was more or less an ordinary woman portrayed as a bad woman. However, she could be the victim of male power and just seemed very out of the ordinary for the role of females at this time (Sourvinou-Inwood 258). She ended up being a version of a very bad woman, by killing her son’s and wreaking havoc on Jason and male power (Sourvinou-Inwood 258). | ||
The idea explored in this play possibly suggests that women like Medea “use the weapons of the weak, which are both deceitful and violent and hurt men where they are vulnerable to women (Sourvinou-Inwood 261).” The play suggests that normal philosophy is not perfect and easy and if things go wrong men also suffer. | The idea explored in this play possibly suggests that women like Medea “use the weapons of the weak, which are both deceitful and violent and hurt men where they are vulnerable to women (Sourvinou-Inwood 261).” The play suggests that normal philosophy is not perfect and easy and if things go wrong men also suffer. | ||
===Disease=== | |||
Medea refers to disease that her children caught from Jason. Disease stand for the Greek society.The Greek society was rule by laws that restraint the citizen to certain things. In Greek society, women wasn't allow to take thier revenge out on the husband. | |||
== Historical Context == | == Historical Context == | ||
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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Jason]] | * [[Jason]] | ||
* [[Medea]] | |||
* [[Kreon]] | |||
* [[Aigeus]] | |||
* [[Chorus]] | |||
Medea is the princess of the Isle of Colchis(642). Medea is a sorceress, skilled in magic, and is renowned for her cleverness. Medea comes from a prestigious lineage; she is the daughter of king Aeetes and Idyia and the granddaughter of the sun god, Helios, and the niece of Circe who is also known as a sorceress. Medea admires and is a protégé of goddess Hecate, a patron of witchcraft. | |||
Medea falls in love with a man named Jason when he reached the land of Colchis in pursuit of the Golden Fleece.(642) Medea falls in love with Jason, helps him steal the Golden Fleece from her own country and leaves with him.(642) She even kills her own brother to run away with Jason. They eventually marry, have children, and live in exile in Corinth.(643) | |||
Medea learns that Jason plans to marry the King of Corinth’s daughter. (643) She learns he has intentions of marrying her and leaving Medea and the kids to fend for themselves.(647) Kreon, King of Corinth, hears of Medea’s anger and threats with Jason and the king’s daughter.(648) Kreon approaches Medea and sentences her and her children to exile from Corinth.(648) | |||
Due to the drastic news of Medea's husband, she becomes furious and in her angered state plans for the demise of her husband, his new bride to be, and her father.(658) Medea first covers her base by finding a safe place to live in exile. (656) King Aigeus, King of Athens, agrees that if she can find her way to his doorstep she can stay forever and be safe in return for her helping him to produce a male heir with his wife.(656) | |||
Now | Now Medea plans the way to kill Jason’s bride to be and anyone who touches her.(658) She plans to poison two bridal gifts for Jason’s new bride and have the children hand deliver them to her.(659) Jason falls for the plan and takes the children to his bride to be where she receives her gifts and puts them on falling to her death.(664) A messenger tells Medea the fate of her children and Jason then finds Medea after finding out the dastardly deed she has done.(669) Medea escapes Corinth with her dead children on a dragon drawn chariot given to her by Helios, her grandfather to protect her from her enemies.(670) She escapes to live in Athens and Jason never sees his children again.(670) | ||
==Gods== | |||
* [[Aphrodite]] | |||
* [[Pelias]] | |||
== Commentaries == | == Commentaries == | ||
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== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/medea.html Medea] | * [http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/medea.html Medea] | ||
== Questions for Consideration== | |||
You might want to answer these in a blog response. | |||
* What was the [[Golden Fleece]]? | |||
* Is Jason a caring father/husband? | |||
* Why would any mother kill her children? | |||
* How is Medea a powerful women? | |||
* Why does Jason wait until the end to express his love for his children? | |||
* Why couldn't Jason see Medea's muderous intent? | |||
== Works Cited == | == Works Cited == | ||