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Medea Summary

"Medea" by Euripides is a play that was written and performed in 431 B.C. It is based on the Greek myth of Medea and Jason. When Jason betrays Medea by marrying a Corinthian princess, Medea plots and enacts her revenge, destroying everyone her husband holds dear. "Medea" is an interesting, yet controversial, version of the popular Greek myth sure to thrill and appall modern audiences.

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Encyclopedia Articles (1)

Medea

2,106 words, approx. 8 pages

Medea by Euripides Euripides (485-406 B.C.) is regarded as one of the greatest of classical tragedians. Creator of more than ninety plays (although less than twenty are available in complete form),... Read more

Euripides Biographies (3)

Euripides

1,802 words, approx. 7 pages

Euripides (480-406 BC) was a Greek playwright whom Aristotle called the most tragic of the Greek poets. He is certainly the most revolutionary Greek tragedian known in modern times.Euripides was the s... Read more

Euripides

6,344 words, approx. 22 pages

Of the three poets of Greek tragedy whose work survives, Euripides is the one whose plays survive in the largest number (eighteen, in contrast to seven each for Aeschylus and Sophocles). His plays are... Read more

Euripides

6,614 words, approx. 23 pages

Biography EssayOf the three poets of Greek tragedy whose work survives, Euripides is the one whose plays survive in the largest number (eighteen in contrast to seven each for Aeschylus and Sophocles).... Read more

Essays & Analysis (10)

Medea Via Neumann

1,193 words, approx. 4 pages

In The Great Mother, Erich Neumann attempts to provide a structural analysis of the archetype. He states in the preface that not only does it "provide the foundation for all psychotherapy," it also p... Read more

The Psychology behind Medea

1,819 words, approx. 7 pages

Medea, a main character from Euripides's Medea, is a passionate, prideful woman who has conflicts in her relationships with people. However, Medea's true conflicts lie within her, concerning how her ... Read more

The Tragedy of Medea

732 words, approx. 3 pages

How we as humans always find a way to create conflict, is beyond me. It seems that conflict is inevitable, whether it's with yourself, or someone else, but it is comforting to realize that it has bee... Read more

Medea - A Character Analysis

1,540 words, approx. 6 pages

Euripide's Medea is a play about revenge and justice which i had a strong negative response to. Medea has been cheated on and banished from her home in Corinth. She has been hurt very badly, and seeks... Read more

Women in Euripides' Plays

2,921 words, approx. 10 pages

Euripides portrayal of women in his plays has been somewhat bizarre. His female characters kill out of revenge, kill out of jealousy and kill because a god possessed them too. In Alcestis and Andromac... Read more

Medea, a Mother's Guilt

812 words, approx. 3 pages

Guilt is defined as remorseful awareness of having done something wrong (Dorset and Barber, Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 809). In Euripides's Medea, the fact that Medea is a mother who clearly ca... Read more

Women and Violence in Euripides' Play "Medea"

589 words, approx. 2 pages

The scenes of violence in Euripides play "Medea" contributes greatly to the overall meaning of the work. During the era of the ancient Greeks, women were oppressed and forced to be subordinate to men,... Read more

Medea's Tragedy

1,471 words, approx. 5 pages

In classic Greek culture, there was no greater experience as a human than to attend a tragic play, sharing in the universal sufferings of mankind with the audience, having that moment of catharsis whe... Read more

What Is the Role of the Chorus in Medea?

994 words, approx. 4 pages

In Medea an essential character is the chorus of Corinthian women. They help obtain Euripides' truly genius paradox of achieving empathy from the readers for a mother who sheds her own children's blo... Read more

Messenger Analysis

971 words, approx. 4 pages

Derrick Martin Paper #2 11/22/05 Prof. Anderson A33320865 Messenger A nalysis The messenger in Euripides' play The Medea plays and essential role. The messenger in the play is a slave of the r... Read more

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