Medea Essays

From the beginning of the play, we can see altering plans that Medea has for revenge, from the very beginning her plans are ever changing and it seems she has many ways of putting her feelings of hatred for Jason across. Whilst reading the play, we do not know whether …

            Euripides uses the speech of the Medea’s nurse as an excellent prologue to the play, giving the background as well as the current situation Medea finds herself in. The desperation and sadness voiced by the nurse in the opening scene of Medea refers to the deadly past of her …

            Euripides’ Medea presents several themes to the audience.  It stands as an early and chilling portrait of revenge against an unfaithful husband. Medea speaks for women and men throughout history when she remarks “touch her right in marriage, and there’s no bloodier spirit” (25).  The general acceptance of this …

The play Medea by Euripides challenges the dominant views of femininity in the patriarchal society of the Greeks. While pursuing her ambition Medea disregards many of the feminine stereotypes/ characteristics of the patriarchal Greek society. She questions the inequality of women in a patriarchal society, contradicts Jason’s chauvinist beliefs, challenges …

Despite the fact that Top Girls was written in the fairly recent past, and Medea was written in the time of the ancient Greeks, the ability for an audience or readership to relate to the content is opposite of what may be expected. Universality makes the ancient Medea relatable to …

Medea’s Manipulation Many stories have underlying themes and morals, ancient Greek tragedies are no exception. Throughout Euripides?s play Medea, there is a common theme of manipulation. Medea manipulates everyone from the princess to her own children. She does this in order to reap revenge upon Jason, who was her husband …

When writing The Medea, Euripides challenged the social norms by abandoning the gender roles of the ancient Greek society. The main characters, Jason and Medea, are atypical characters in many ways. Medea defies perceptions of the normal attitudes of men and women by overcoming her “female” emotions and performing acts …