Medea

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This paper discusses, summarizes and analyzes one of the more famous works by Greek playwright Euripides, "Medea". The paper explains why some see the character of Medea as the villainess while others see her as a victim as much as a victimizer and that this later perspective suggests that the lesson to be learned from "Medea" is to stand up for what one believes in, and overthrow those who oppress and suppress.

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"Euripides, one of the great Greek playwrights of yesteryears, even today, remains a constant favorite among readers, more so than Sophocles or Aeschylus could ever become. The reason for this phenomenon is that Euripides more often than not, believed in sacrificing or sidelining propriety and correctness in favor of metaphorical and rhetorical displays of verse, and this may be what made him better known than most of his contemporaries of the middle Ages, when the Classical Greek tragedies came into their own. Euripides's treatment of the genre referred to as the 'tragi-comedy', therefore, is well known for being tame at times, and completely rhetorical at others and the reader often gets a feeling that he is reading the speeches of a great orator than the work of a poet. Euripides was a trained athlete, and was also a famed painter; however, it was his poetry that won him great acclaim and wealth during his lifetime. (Euripides and his Tragedies)"

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