Medea - The strong willed woman who would do anything for her husband is victimized by him and turns deadly. After going to a great extent to help Jason - killing people to be with him and married to him - he turns around and marries a younger princess and leaves Medea and their two children with nothing. This deeply angers Medea - her tragic flaw appears to be an over excessive sense of revenge - who goes absolutely berserk and kills the princess and her children to get back at Jason for leaving her. She is very decisive and intelligent and had thought through her actions against Jason before carrying them out.

The theme of revenge in the sense of Medea's strong desire to seek revenge on Jason. Another possible theme of Medea may be that at times a punishment of revenge should justify the crime - no matter how severe. Only a person in such a situation (and greater beings) may know what to action to take in this position. The theme in this play is the purest hate can come from the purest of love when love is lost. Medea is willing to cause herself pain my murdering her own children in order t

What we expected never came to pass,

The paper begins with a synopsis of the play’s plot, highlighting the themes of family and foreignness. It looks at Medea’s husband’s betrayal and the implications of her plight following this betrayal. Medea’s loss of reputation and status is explored on several levels. The play’s commentary on woman’s rights and its controversiality are discussed, and the text is analyzed for its references to societal injustices against women.

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