Medea and Jason

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This paper discusses the Ancient Greek Play, "Medea," written by Euripides. It describes the plot of the play and discusses the characters and their relationships within the play, particularly those of Medea and Jason. The paper focuses on a modern interpretation and how it can disclose another side of the matter and demonstrate that some sense can be found precisely in the irrationality and absurdness of Medea's outrageous deeds.

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"In conclusion, although it is impossible to absolve Medea from her guilt and her atrocious crimes, the modern reader can perceive the tragedy beyond her apparent cruelty. The result of Medea's crimes is horrifying, but we have to take into consideration the great injustice done to her by her husband. In a patriarchic society, there were no further perspectives for a woman than to live her role as a wife and mother. Once this order is disrupted, Medea finds herself with no identity of her own, in spite of her strong personality. Thus, if her murders cannot be justified, her psychological reaction to her husband's desertion can be at least explained. Jason's fault, although seemingly much smaller cannot be justified except and it only discloses his egotistic and purely material pursuits."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Euripides. Cylcops. Alcestis. Medea (trans. by David Kovacs). New York: Loeb Classical Library, 1994.

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