Medea

In the play Medea by Euripides, there was a broad range of key passages throughout the play that had meanings on different levels and were interesting. One key passage that interests me is the one where Medea tells all about her plan to get revenge on Jason, the man that betrayed her to be with a rich woman so he can be rich himself. Medea is a person full of revenge and power. These qualities in her led to her plotting against him as well as loved ones, including her children and his wife. Why I chose this passage is because of one reason: it is the beginning of the climax. Another reason why I chose this passage is because of the seriousness of the tone. MedeaпÑ--Ð...s plans are going to be fulfilled soon, and everything will either take a turn for the worse, or her plans wonпÑ--Ð...t happen at all. This passage keeps my interest because of the lurking question of what is going to happen. Throughout this passage, there was a significant amount of themes. Because of that, this passage can be analyzed in many different ways. Therefore, an analysis of this passage can be done through the topics a character study, themes, as well as its significance to the whole play.

First, the analysis of this passage can be done through a character study of Medea. In this passage, Medea seems to be a very ruthless and revengeful person. Even the people who didnпÑ--Ð...t do her any harm, which are the children, will still have to feel her powerful wrath. She will do anything to get revenge on Jason, even if that means causing pain to her own family. Even though it would hurt her very much, she still decides to do it. She says, пÑ--Ð...пÑ--Ð...there is none who can give them safety.пÑ--Ð... This is very ruthless because she would hurt everyone around her instead of just doing harm to that one person. In addition to Medea being ruthless and revengeful, she is also manipulative. She used Aegeus as пÑ--Ð...a harbor for [her] in all [her] plans.пÑ--Ð...