Euripides' "Medea"

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The following paper is an attempt to explain the inconsistencies in Euripides' "Medea," its narrative and story line. Neither the wisdom of Athens nor that of Jerusalem is monolithic. According to the author one cannot help but to conclude that Euripides wants to portray the women as rebellious, acting against the social norms because they have been suppressed for such a long time.

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"The above passage has been taken from the play Medea by Euripides. It is the first scene in the play set in front of the house of Medea and Jason in Corinth. A nurse tells the audience about the circumstances of the household and Medea cries and tells the audience of her unfortunate circumstances. Her husband has taken a new wife, the daughter of the king of Corinth. Here one sees that Euripides has tried to demonstrate the concept of marriage to the audience. Using his main character Medea, Euripides tells to the audience that men are fickle and selfish. He would choose a wife and then leave her because he does not like what he sees "indoors." Euripides further writes that a man of this nature is weak and a coward to dishonor a woman based on their selfish needs."

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