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== Characters == | == Characters == | ||
* [[Jason]] | * [[Jason]] | ||
* [[Medea]] | * [[Medea]] | ||
* [[Kreon]] | * [[Kreon]] | ||
* [[Aigeus]] | * [[Aigeus]] | ||
* [[Chorus]] | * [[Chorus]] | ||
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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) | 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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* [http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/medea.html Medea] | * [http://www.pantheon.org/articles/m/medea.html Medea] | ||
== Questions for Consideration== | == Questions for Consideration== | ||
* | You might want to answer these in a blog response. | ||
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* | * 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 == | ||